[C320-list] Rub Rail Glue?

[Jane & Ken]

The correct procedure is to   1) pound it back and hope it holds-----2)purchase new rub rail.
A  CAT. 36 owner--two slips down--yearly removes the rub rail, paints the rail, then re-installs using silicone caulk to help keep it in place----the caulk makes it easier to remove the next year----i.e., NO GLUE EVER.  If the alumininum rail has been damaged,  then you either work to re-store or repace the damaged section.
   The "best" solution is a new vinyl insert---provided you desire beauty for the lady.
   Regards, Ken  #219 , OBUOY

--- On Mon, 1/12/09, warren updike <wupdike at hotmail.com> wrote:

From: warren updike <wupdike at hotmail.com>
Subject: Re: [C320-list] Rub Rail Glue?
To: C320-List at Catalina320.com
Date: Monday, January 12, 2009, 4:06 PM

It will be interesting to see what comes back on this topic. I suspect glue is
not the answer. I doubt any glue would keep it in-place given enough pressure. A
glue would just make replacing it more of an issue.

I have a similar problem. I usually just pound it back in-place until the next
event. I suspect the material is old and no longer able to hold its proper shape
being easily stretched and not easily returning to proper length. The aluminum
track is not deformed, but the rail now comes out easily.

Has anyone out there replaced the rub rail? At what age was it replaced? At
what cost? Where bought? 

Warren & Pattie Updike
Catalina 320, #62, "Warr De Mar"
Middle River, Chesapeake Bay