I stopped in at Svendsen's Boat Yard and they showed me a catalog with
hundreds of rubber rub rails in every conceivable shape and size. The
company is Wefco, in N. California, and I have already contacted them to send
me a catalog.
I will put up the relevant pages on my website so you can all choose your
rubrails. Can anybody give me some approximate measurements or a sketch in
cross section for the P15 rubrail (inner measurements, please) so I can scan
in the likely candidates? I will put up the choices for P19's as well.
Scanning all the pages would be way too much. Thanks.
The company has a minimum order of 25 feet and will deal directly with you --
no middleman.
Best,
Judy B
In a message dated 9/21/99 11:04:21 AM Pacific Daylight Time,
JBlumhorst@aol.com writes:
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> In a message dated 9/21/99 10:56:27 AM Pacific Daylight Time,
> patterwc@donet.com writes:
>
> > Greetings,
> >
> > I am trying to find a replacement rub rail for my 1977 P-15. I called
> > International Marine. The answer I got back was, they don't make'em like
> > they used to, literally. They have changed the design and subsequently
> use
> > a different type of rub rail now. They don't keep records back to 1977
> and
> > can't tell me where I can find a replacement. The original rub rail was
> > just glued over the ~5/8" lip that is the mating seam between the hull
> and
> > the deck. The riveted lip is perpendicular to the mast, horizontal, or
> > parallel with the water (whichever makes sense to you). The
cross-section
> > is kinda like a 1.5 inch, half-oval. It's just a one-piece rail and is
> not
> > attached with screws. It was some sort of rubber, with no aluminum
pieces
> > or inserts. Can anyone who has an older Potter with the same kind of rub
> > rail point me in the right direction?
> >
> > v/r
> >
> > Wally Patterson
> >
> Wally,
>
> You could check with a large boat yard or West Marine or E&B. They will
> have
> catalogs of rub rails and can order some for you. Lots of older boats
(and
> some newer ones too) have the same style rubrails. I was at the marina
> today
> and saw a recent model boat with a similar style rubrail.
>
> I'll be at Svenson's Boat Yard today or tomorrow and I'll ask about that
for
>
> you. I could use a new one for my old boat too.
>
> Best,
> Judy B
>