rub rail trim

[JZEVINRUDE]

How do I remove the rub rail trim when there are not any fasteners holding it, not visibly anyway. I have to cut out my splashwell for transom repair?

thanks John

 

[crankbait cowboy]

Re: rub rail trim

not sure what you are asking but on a tin boat most would be to remove the rubber. should slide out one end, then the aluminum trim would be fastened to hull with rivits that would need to be drilled out

 

[GWPSR]

Re: rub rail trim

Plenty of how-to's and posts by other iBoaters here:

How To Replace Rub Rails, iboats.com How To Library
Rub Rail - Boat Repair and Boat Building Forums
http://forums.iboats.com/boat-restoration-building-hull-repair/how-get-boat-rub-rail-off-451459.html
http://forums.iboats.com/boat-resto...repair/how-safely-remove-rub-rail-356735.html
http://forums.iboats.com/boat-topic...topics/how-can-i-get-rub-rail-off-237300.html

 

[JZEVINRUDE]

Re: rub rail trim

After I took out the rubber bumper , the trim that it slid into did not have any fasteners visible, the boat is a 16ft fiberglass crestliner 1772. I tried prying it off but it didn't move.

Thanks

 

[GWPSR]

Re: rub rail trim

Reading some other Crestliner threads suggests that the manufacturer glued these rubrails on, and used staples to join the upper and lower hull sections. There are apparently a screw used on each end (just around the aft of the boat onto the transom, but it can be pried loose with a little finesse and some mild heat.

None of the threads I read contained the "after" story regarding whether the aluminum was able to be reused.

 

[JZEVINRUDE]

Re: rub rail trim

the upper and lower hull sections are definantly stapled, and there was one screw at the transom end (rusted away). Is it possible that the staples are holding it in place? A little persuasion isn't working

 

[GWPSR]

Re: rub rail trim

Post some pics, and a bunch of us will offer a wide range of opinions, one of which might actually be correct.