[Rhodes22-list] Disconnected Rub Rail

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I agree with Rummy. I replaced my entire rub-rail and pop rivets is the way
to go. Getting the rubber bumper back into the slot can be a challenge and
I used a heat gun to help.

Cheers
Richard R22 Waif


On Mon, Jun 30, 2014 at 1:33 PM, The Rhodes 22 Email List <
rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org> wrote:

> Don't use screws or glue. Pop rivets.
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> Rummy
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> In a message dated 6/30/2014 1:12:56 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
> rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org writes:
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> Hello everyone.
> Does anyone have  experience dealing with a detached portion of their rub
> rail?
> Approximately  three feet of our rub rail detached from the hull when the
> hull slipped under  the edge of the finger pier during a storm, thus
> pulling
> the rub rail and its  screws out from the hull.
> I tried using a commercial marine glue from Home  Depot. I glued the rub
> rail back and reinserted the screws into their  respective holes, but the
> tension in the rub rail pulled the screws right back  out and the rail
> remained
> detached.
> The rub rail sits lightly against the  hull at the affected area but
> getting it to glue into the exact proper  position is another matter.
> Any advice you may have would be greatly  appreciated.
> Thank you.
> Frank and Linda George
> Rhodies since  2011
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