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replacing companionway rails
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11/24/00 04:40 PM
11/24/00 04:40 PM
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Dale Mead
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Hi,
We own a J-30 on San Francisco Bay (Break Away, #462) and have been association members since 1991.
I recently bought aluminum rails to replace the plastic ones, which are all busted up (apparently not UV resistant) and give an ungodly screech when I slide the hatch door if there's the slightest bit of dirt in the rails.
But...when I tried to remove the lid the hatch door slides under, running a putty knife between the lid and the deck only chipped the gelcoat edges of the lid, so I stopped immediately. It came nowhere near separating the lid from the deck; in fact, this looks like an impossible job using conventional means. Any tips or tricks?
BTW, I attempted to register and got two error messages along with confirmation, so I don't know if I've registered or not. I suspect not, since I didn't get the promised password. Also, I contacted the Webmaster about the errors and just got a bounce reply for that email. This is my circumspect way of requesting email notification of replies even though I may not be registered.
Thanks. I look forward to your timely and knowledgeable replies.
Dale Mead Break Away San Francisco Bay
Janice & Dale Mead Break Away ('84) San Francisco Bay
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Re: replacing companionway rails
#232
11/25/00 11:44 PM
11/25/00 11:44 PM
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Posts: 5 Arnold, MD
Drew Dowling
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I did remove the hatch a few years ago. It was a job and I did chip some of the gellcoat but it did come off without any serious damage. . Drew Dowling -Encounter - hull 434 Originally posted by Dale F. Mead: Hi,
We own a J-30 on San Francisco Bay (Break Away, #462) and have been association members since 1991.
I recently bought aluminum rails to replace the plastic ones, which are all busted up (apparently not UV resistant) and give an ungodly screech when I slide the hatch door if there's the slightest bit of dirt in the rails.
But...when I tried to remove the lid the hatch door slides under, running a putty knife between the lid and the deck only chipped the gelcoat edges of the lid, so I stopped immediately. It came nowhere near separating the lid from the deck; in fact, this looks like an impossible job using conventional means. Any tips or tricks?
BTW, I attempted to register and got two error messages along with confirmation, so I don't know if I've registered or not. I suspect not, since I didn't get the promised password. Also, I contacted the Webmaster about the errors and just got a bounce reply for that email. This is my circumspect way of requesting email notification of replies even though I may not be registered.
Thanks. I look forward to your timely and knowledgeable replies.
Dale Mead Break Away San Francisco Bay
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Re: replacing companionway rails
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12/19/00 04:12 PM
12/19/00 04:12 PM
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Posts: 11 Falls Church VA
tgdonlan
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J/Boats still sells the plastic rails. They last 5-7 years. Tom Donlan Tiger #341
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