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Source for "Fire Hose" Rub Rail
2BFluid	#1  Posted on 06/28/11 - 8:30 AM
Member Posts: 5 Comments: 0 Joined: 06/28/11	Looking for a source for the old school fire hose rub rail. The current one looks like it was specifically manufactured for this purpose and not old fire hose. Any suggestions? Thanks
CES	#2  Posted on 06/28/11 - 8:52 AM
Member Personal Page Photo Albums Project Albums Posts: 2681 Comments: 7 Joined: 04/27/07	2BFluid wrote: Looking for a source for the old school fire hose rub rail. The current one looks like it was specifically manufactured for this purpose and not old fire hose. Any suggestions? Thanks For what kind of boat? Cliff 1966 13' Sport with a 1993 40hp Yamaha 2 Smoker
Phil T	#3  Posted on 06/28/11 - 9:27 AM
Administrator Personal Page Personal Album Project Albums Posts: 7043 Comments: 6 Joined: 03/26/05	Take a look at: Www.hamiltonmarine.com www.Jamestowndistributors.com 1992 Outrage 17 I 2019 E-TEC 90, Viper 17 2+ 2018 Load Rite Elite 18280096VT
2BFluid	#4  Posted on 06/29/11 - 6:51 AM
Member Posts: 5 Comments: 0 Joined: 06/28/11	CES wrote: 2BFluid wrote: Looking for a source for the old school fire hose rub rail. The current one looks like it was specifically manufactured for this purpose and not old fire hose. Any suggestions? Thanks For what kind of boat? It is a 15' Sport. Thanks, I will try those links.
2BFluid	#5  Posted on 06/29/11 - 7:15 AM
Member Posts: 5 Comments: 0 Joined: 06/28/11	Hamilton marine had it, although I could not find it with the search option. http://store.hamiltonmarine.com/brows...36258.html [img]http://store.hamiltonmarine.com/prodimg/HM-1518QR.JPG[/img] Thanks again
JohnnyCW	#6  Posted on 06/29/11 - 8:15 AM
Member Posts: 684 Comments: 0 Joined: 08/16/09	Do an Internet search for Taylor Made Gunwale Guards.
Gamalot	#7  Posted on 06/30/11 - 4:03 AM
Member Personal Page Posts: 1086 Comments: 3 Joined: 06/21/10	Dumb question about this. It appears to be as or more expensive than the standard rub rail kits we can buy for our whalers. Is there a good reason to use this "Fire Hose" type other than just a personal preference?
SpongeBob	#8  Posted on 06/30/11 - 9:28 AM
Member Personal Page Posts: 80 Comments: 0 Joined: 06/11/05	The "firehose" rubrail has several benifits and we used them on our on all coach boats that were not inflatables in our youth sailing program. 1)They cushon much better than "hard" rubrails and as such you don't get as much of a jar upon impact. 2) Being soft canvas they do not scar or leave marks if rafted alongside another boat. 3) Apendages that get caught "in-between" the boat and whatever don't get as smashed. 4) More comfortable to climb over when entering the boat from the water. 5) Being less slippery they provide a firmer gripping surface for hands. I will be using this type of rubrail on my 13' project boat. Jeff 1982 22' Outrage