Rub rail ideas?

[petrolhead]

Re: Rub rail ideas?

We used stainless screws, you can actually "bury" the screw head in the rope and it doesn't show at all. By putting in one screw then stretching the rope as tight as you can, driving the next screw, and stretching again, you only need a screw every metre or so, the tension on the rope does the rest.

 

[Rudderman]

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Jasper I really don't know how much this has cost so far but I would guess its somewhere in the region of €1500 without the engine. I have had to get a lot of bits by mail order because of where I live.<br /><br />That rope idea is great, I never thought of that! After many sleepless nights (well almost), and after perusing lots of different options, I've taken the plunge and bought taco marine's smallest rubber rubrail with a white insert.<br /> http://www.boatersworld.com/webapp/...51&catalogId=10051&langId=-1&productId=706253 <br /><br />I originally thought that a stainless one would be the best, but didn't go for that for 2 reasons....firstly, the shipping cost would be astronomical, and secondly it would be very hard to get it to bend the way i want. <br />Another idea was to just have no rub rail at all and bring the white paint up onto the deck about an inch the entire way around....but the problem with that is that my 2-part varnish on the deck would dissolve my toplac paint! Plus it would require a nifty bit of masking off.<br /><br />The only problem now is that I'm gonna have to build another boat to use up the 50 feet of rubrail!

 

[phatmanmike]

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you can EASILY sell what you have left on ebay.... i would even buy it but i need about 36 feet and youll be a few feet short... besides, i like the rope idea

 

[rennen]

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Holy Moley,<br /><br />You guys have truly made quite the impression on me. Wow! What an excellent example of craftsmanship. Hats off to the both of you!<br /><br />Sal

 

[bayman]

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I just wanted to say "NICE BOAT!"

 

[jeromeo]

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WOW the two of you do some mighty fine work. building a wood boat is some thing ive always wanted to do. did you guys keep track of the time spent to build? what out of the ordinary tools are required for such a project? happy boating

 

[goldhunter_2]

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the place I buy my alum for my boats sells some different type rails that could bend around your hull. not sure if there on the web page or not you may have to call them here is there web site www.adimetal.com

 

[jmccall001]

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FANTASTIC- back to the sometime dream of a wooden small boat to mess about in