Replacing the rope in the RUB RAIL?-gctid808231

[Apurpura]

I have a 2460 the rope in the rub rail looks like it has had better days. I am interested in replacing it with something that will make the boat look a little nicer again. I looked through some YouTube videos and saw a couple of guys doing it. They made it look real easy like it should only take about 15 min.

Sooo two questions.

1. How much of a pain is it to replace the rope with a new one and has anyone actually done it?

2. Where do I buy the replacement rope local marina carry that kind of rope?

[Guest]

I did mine last year and it came out great. Before you get into this if the line is just dirty try spraying bleach on it to clean it. If it is frayed replace it. On the stern there is a rubber plate and screws. remove it. Under here there is a screw and washer holding down the ends of the line. remove them. Remove the line by gently pulling it away from the railing. Use a flat screw driver to pry under it. It has silicone or glue holding it in place. Once removed I cleaned out the entire channel. Took me over an hour with acetone and scraper screw driver etc to remove all of the dirt and old silicone. Mine had black silicone would recommend you use clear. If any clear gets on the line you wont see it. Don't throw away the old line. Buy the exact size line - think it is 5/8th not sure of yours. Measure it and give yourself a few extra inches just for good measure. Run a thick line of clear silicone in the channel and start reinstalling the new line staring from the middle of the transom. You may need a rubber mallet or a screw driver to gently pry the rubber channel open enough to insert the line. Recommend two people one to hold it straight the other to install. Keep acetone with you incase you drip any silicone. when you get back to the middle transom reinstall the screws with washers to hold it in place and reinstall the black cover plate. Makes the boat look like new again and well worth the time and investment.

[Guest]

Also FYI this is not special rope - basic anchor line in your choice of color. I used 3 strand white with a gold stripe.

[boatworkfl]

I just bought some new black vinyl rub rail, I bought the one with a black also available in white. PVC pipe insert.

If you measure the rope or look online for the size you can buy white or black, or stay with rope.

The rope just squeezes in to the slot.

There should be end caps, if not a screw will hold the ends.

[Apurpura]

It sounds like it is pretty straight forward. I was worried about the rope I was wondering if it was a special rope that went in there. The rope is pretty frayed and dirty so it needs to be replaced. Thanks for all the feed back.

[Apurpura]

Just an update, I took your advice and decided to just clean the rope first just to see what it would look like. I pressure washed the rope and WOW just doing that and then bleaching it made it look almost brand new. There are a couple of spots that are frayed so eventually it will need to be replaced but it will work for now. Thanks for the help.

[desuch]

just did the same on my boat looks great