rub rail ??

Rob Mak · 08-22-04, 02:19 PM

on my stratos the rub rail-that plastic inset-that goes around the boat is bulging out in a couple of places. how can i fix this. it is not major league sticking out. i have noticed it.. can i beat it back in with a rubber mallet or is it harder than that..

zooker

catfishtonyd · 08-22-04, 06:11 PM

You should be able to just knock it back in with a mallet. You might need a wooden or plastic wedge to work it in.

jeffman · 08-22-04, 09:31 PM

ZOOKER,

Â* Â* I run into that problem on my Ranger when fishing lakes with lots of standing timber.
Â* Â* I go ahead and pull about a foot on each side of the area that is pulled out and spray it with WD-40, then start in the middle and work it back in with a wooden tongue depressor or popsicle stick, then I lightly tap on each side of the area I have started in while holding it in the center and working it in with the stick. I can generally work in a couple feet of rub rail in 10 minutes.
Â* Â* Mine usually pushes back to the rear of the boat and bulges out at the corner, so I start at the corner and work foreward. This is from rubbing standing timber and docks, and will happen from time to time. It usually happens to me when I am fishing in the wind and get blown against objects.

JackL

08-22-04, 02:19 PM	#1
Rob Mak BassFishin.Com Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Rochester, New York Posts: 19	rub rail ?? on my stratos the rub rail-that plastic inset-that goes around the boat is bulging out in a couple of places. how can i fix this. it is not major league sticking out. i have noticed it.. can i beat it back in with a rubber mallet or is it harder than that.. zooker __________________ there ain't no such thing as a bad day of fishin SUPPORT OUR TROOPS US ARMY Rochester, New York

08-22-04, 06:11 PM	#2
catfishtonyd BassFishin.Com Member Join Date: May 2002 Location: Posts: 0	Re: rub rail ?? You should be able to just knock it back in with a mallet. You might need a wooden or plastic wedge to work it in.

08-22-04, 09:31 PM	#3
jeffman BassFishin.Com Member Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Posts: 0	Re: rub rail ?? ZOOKER, Â* Â* I run into that problem on my Ranger when fishing lakes with lots of standing timber. Â* Â* I go ahead and pull about a foot on each side of the area that is pulled out and spray it with WD-40, then start in the middle and work it back in with a wooden tongue depressor or popsicle stick, then I lightly tap on each side of the area I have started in while holding it in the center and working it in with the stick. I can generally work in a couple feet of rub rail in 10 minutes. Â* Â* Mine usually pushes back to the rear of the boat and bulges out at the corner, so I start at the corner and work foreward. This is from rubbing standing timber and docks, and will happen from time to time. It usually happens to me when I am fishing in the wind and get blown against objects. JackL

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