There is one more complication to removing the rubrail on older C&C’s. C&C riveted the rub rail to the inside flange of the hull probably to hold it in place before the deck was installed. I used a sawzall to cut the rubrail and rivets away after of course the bolts were out. Messy and slow but doable. I had to replace the entire rubrail due to damage and botched repairs of PO(s). Bought new rubrail from Southshore which has held up fine over 20 yrs.
Greg Alimenti 29Mk1 St. Joseph, MI From: Ken Heaton [mailto:kenhea...@gmail.com] Sent: Wednesday, November 18, 2020 9:13 AM To: Stus-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> Subject: Stus-List Re: Rub rail repair test Hi Jim, What year(s) separates "older" from "newer?" I don't know the answer to that, sorry. The drawing I posted is from 1988. Ken H. On Wed, 18 Nov 2020 at 09:55, James Hesketh <jameshesk...@gmail.com<mailto:jameshesk...@gmail.com>> wrote: Ken Heaton wrote: Dennis is correct of course, for older C&C's, but the newer C&C's have a different arrangement for the rub rail which is replaceable without unbolting the deck There is a factory drawing of it at this link: https://photos.app.goo.gl/u9i7woy2Mit5AXV3A What year(s) separates "older" from "newer?" I have a 1978 26' and from my casual observation of the existing I'd assume it's newer. It's a back-burner project, but eventually it'll need replacing. Years ago I had to replace rubber in a fleet of special-built 20-foot Persons for a disable sailing program here in Miami. I used a heat gun to warm 2 to 3-foot sections as I worked it into place. I think I'd do that over the boiling water method. Jim Hesketh Whisper C&C 26 Miami, FL
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