[C320-list] Rub Rail Glue?

[Chef Adam Weiner]

Thank you very much.  After owning the boat for ten years, sailing 3500 or
so nautical miles (about 150 days in the last three years) I have decided
this is the year of the maintenance.

I went down to the boat yesterday (72 degrees in SF Bay--no wind) and wrote
a punch list of 32 items.  Some small like check the dates of all the flares
and replace if necessary.  So large like install a new deck light/steaming
light.  And some that could go either way like figure out why the inside
starboard BOSE speaker doesn't work.  Some will be messy like clean the oven
and wax the hull, others easy like clean out the medicine locker.

I have adopted a three part rule.  For EVERYTHING on the boat:  if it is
safety gear, it stays.  If it is something that I have used in the last year
(in 53 times out and 1218 miles that should mean everything I need) then it
stays.  Everything that does not past that test goes to part three: get it
of the boat.

I removed a bunch of books yesterday and out of curiosity I weighed them:
over twenty five pounds and all were on the port side adding to the list.
(Yes Orlando, the boat has a list.)

Wish me luck because I would much rather be sailing.

Adam

-----Original Message-----
From: c320-list-bounces at lists.catalina320.com
[mailto:c320-list-bounces at lists.catalina320.com] On Behalf Of Andrew
Santangelo
Sent: Monday, January 12, 2009 3:30 PM
To: C320-List at Catalina320.com
Subject: Re: [C320-list] Rub Rail Glue?

Hello All,

My rail came out also late 2007 on Dawn Treader, #333.  Here was the  
fix:

* Ordered a new rub rail (you keep the aluminum)
* Use heat gun to soften the material (key step)
* Use a mallet to pound it in while warm and soft

DO NOT GLUE IT IN!

And yes, I did hire it out.  I believe it was $280 for the rail and I  
think another $100 to install.  It looks good as new!

Best Regards,
Andrew
C320
"Dawn Treader"
#333


On Jan 12, 2009, at 4:12 PM, Chef Adam Weiner wrote:

> Last weekend the entire port side rub rail on KELE 218 was hanging  
> by both
> ends.  It wasn't after a heavy docking (my dock is at waterline  
> level) and I
> just thought I rubbed it the wrong way.  (Sorry for the bad pun.)
>
> It has come off lose before.
>
> Adam
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: c320-list-bounces at lists.catalina320.com
> [mailto:c320-list-bounces at lists.catalina320.com] On Behalf Of
> argates2nd at comcast.net
> Sent: Monday, January 12, 2009 10:40 AM
> To: C320-List at Catalina320.com
> Subject: [C320-list] Rub Rail Glue?
>
>
>
>
> 'Half of our port side rub rail came out of the slot during a sloppy
> docking.  It wants glue to stay back in the slot.  What glue is  
> suggested
> for this?  Is Silicone strong enough?
>
> Thanks, Rollie  #182  Punta Gorda, FL
>
>