Rub Rail

[davidsmith]

Hello all,
My 1977 F36 is in need of rub rail replacement. It currently has the teak wood with the stainless cap The wood is too deteriorated to refinish due to wood loss. Have any of you replaced your rub rail and if so what did you use. I have been looking at the Barbour plastics website but cant decide what style I should get. Any help would be appreciated.

[LandVF36]

I've replaced some sections. I just replaced with Teak, polished the old rail, and re-installed.

[davidsmith]

The top of the wood has been sanded so many times the stainless cap is right on the edge of the wood and is cutting the lines. I would really like to eliminate the maintenance of the teak and go with a plastic/rubber material.

[prowlersfish]

My 77 F36 uses a synthetic or plastic maternal late 80s Viking also use it . Check with Bob at Beacon maybe he has it . I know Viking still had it 2 years ago . Its not real flexible so like teak maybe fun to install . There is other after market rub rails around .

[Happy Ours]

My 77 F32 also has a hard plastic or synthetic material, last year I used 220 sand paper gave it a very light sanding just to scuff it up so the new paint would adhere, then 2 coats of paint looks like new.

Craig

[rsciolino]

I used the Tessilmare kit from Jamestown distributor. What a beautiful look. Use lots of muscle to install but worth it.

I looked at everything at IBEX and decided on this. All of my future projects will use this

[rickalan35]

rsciolino - That Tessilmare product is very impressive.I'd never heard of it before. The website from Jamestown shows how it is applied. Did you do the work yourself? Upper NY?? Finger lakes or Lake Champlain region?

[rsciolino]

I do all my own work. It was pricey, but now I have a beefy rubrail that not only looks great but protects as well. I am in Western NY