Hi, I was a bit surprised to hear people discuss about a white rub rail on the Landfall 38. I assumed they were all teak as I have on my LF38. That is, I have an iconic LF teak toe rail which bolts through the deck along with a separate teak rub rail (~ 1-1/2" x 5/8" ) which is screwed onto the bottom outside of the toe rail.
I have just looked online, and I now notice other LF38 with the white rub rails, but I don't see any with a teak rub rail. Does anyone know if the teak rub rail was a factory option or was it likely a previous owner upgrade? - Paul Eugenio 1981 C&C Landfall 38 S/V Johanna Rose Carrabelle, FL Date: Wed, 06 Aug 2014 13:07:50 -0400 From: Robert Boyer <dainyr...@icloud.com> To: "CnC-List@cnc-list.com" <CnC-List@cnc-list.com> Subject: Stus-List Replacing Rub Rail - Landfall 35 Message-ID: <dbbabd07-856d-4fbb-a3ac-8b228e5ac...@icloud.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" I have a Landfall 38 and I replaced a short section of my rub rail a long time ago--it rubbed up against a piling real seriously. It wasn't that big a problem but it was just a short length (maybe 3 feet long) and it was near the anchor well where I had good access to bolts. If you look closely at the underside of the hull-to-deck joint there are both thru bolts (the permanent fastening) and screws (probably temporary fastening during construction). This means you will have to completely remove the teak toe rail to get at the heads of the screws for their removal. (You would have to remove and reinstall the toe rail anyway.) Even though the part of the rub rail that sticks out beyond the hull is not structural or will not affect leak tight integrity, I think if you cut it off and put something else over it, it will look cheap. Also, I wouldn't want to add a bunch of screw holes into my hull (to mount a new rub rail over the old) just at the structural joint between the deck and the hull. I can tell you that the rub rail is made from white EPDM and paint does not stick well to EPDM. I'd bet you can scrape it off rather easily--you could also use a varnish remover to make it come off easier but be careful about this touching the hull. I think that before you try some Rube Goldberg fix like putting another rub rail over the outside, I would try very hard to clean the paint off. If the paint doesn't come off, I think I would try replacing the rub rail by removing the entire toe rail and all the screws. Then, try replace just a few feet at a time until you are all around the perimeter of the boat. There is probably enough flex in the outer part of the deck to do this. It would be a big job and it would be best done out of the water. Bob Bob Boyer S/V Rainy Days / Annapolis MD 1983 C&C Landfall 38 - Hull #230 email: dainyr...@icloud.com blog: dainyrays.blogspot.com
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