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danielcooper9

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A while back, I made a post asking if anyone had experience installing Tessimare rub SA. I didn't get a response but decided to go ahead with it. The reviews on the distributor site were very positive and raved about how much easier it was to install that traditional rub rail. You will see from the pictures (sorry they are sideways as I couldn't seem to figure out how to keep them rotated when I )that they have a different look but I like it. Installing the rail track was pretty easy. I did use a heat gun for the sharper bends but it worked easily. Putting the rub rail on the track was a big workout. Definitely a 2 person job. I would caveat that a lot of that was done from a ladder and I used the largest rail that they make which is very thick. I would guess the smaller rub rail would be much easier to put on. All in all, very satisfied with the turn out and the amount of work to intall
 
Great job. Did you seal/re-seal the deck/hull joint? It's a point of water intrusion on many boats.
 
Charlie,

Ironically this morning I had a sinking feeling in my stomach as I realized that I had intended to do that and completely forgot. I have read about problems with that on this site and thought I would do that. I guess at this point I will just have to hope no problems appear. It would take less time to redo the second time because the pieces are all bent but I don't think it is worth taking off just as a prevention? I also debated how to try and seal the screw holes for the track. Because you are mostly drilling a pilot hole while holding the track in place, I thought it would be very difficult to do this. I as putting screws in anywhere from a couple of inches to maybe 8 inches at most depending on how much bend there was in the track. Taking the old track off, the wasn't any sealant around the screws. Maybe because of the design where the rub rail inserts into the track vs. this design the rail goes around the track. Water couldn't go into the screws at the head because the rub rail goes over a raised rail which mounts it in place but it theoretically could find its way between the track and the hull if it could get pass the point where the rubber rub rail meets the hull. I could also take the rub rail off but not the track and put sealant on the top and bottom of the track. I would appreciate input on this keeping in mind it took a solid 3 hours of very exhausting workout to put the rub rail over the track and I would also have to take my extended swim platform off again which requires wiggling back over the motor on my back in the engine bilge to reach a through bolt. I've never been clausterphobic but I have to say that I was really concerned about getting back out as it was an extremely tight fit.
 
Also, since it is a "shoe box" type joint between the upper half and lower half at the deck joint, is it really feasible the water would whisk its way up the joint against gravity to intrude into the joint? So much work and I forgot such a simple thing
 
Lets just hope she'll be OK. Just run your hand on the inside of the joint now and then.
You might be able to feel dampness if there's carpet. Ya wanna avoid mildew if possible.
 
When replacing the rub rail, all the existing holes should have been filled with something like 3M 5200. I don't see why someone would not have done it.
 
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