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Rub rail for 1974 Montauk
Asicsurfer	#1  Posted on 05/19/07 - 9:47 AM
Member Posts: 2 Comments: 0 Joined: 05/14/07	I've had my 1972 17' Montauk since I was 14 years old. My father gave it to me after he bought a bigger boat. I'm in the process of completely restoring it, but I've run into a small problem. I cannot find replacement rub rail for it. Does anyone have any ideas of what I can do? Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!
Joe Kriz	#2  Posted on 05/19/07 - 10:05 AM
Site Owner Personal Page Personal Album Photo Albums Project Albums Posts: 11447 Comments: 452 Joined: 03/18/05	Asicsurfer, Welcome Aboard WhalerCentral. Rub rails changed slightly through the years. The Montauk was not made until 1973 so we need to know what model you have. http://www.whalercentral.com/userphot...owstart=20 Take a look a some of the boat photos on this site to see exactly which model you have. http://www.whalercentral.com/userphot...allery.php http://www.whalercentral.com/viewpage...page_id=53 I would try Sue at Twin Cities Marine or Barbour Plastics. The links for these are under "Related Weblinks" on the left sidebar.
Asicsurfer	#3  Posted on 05/19/07 - 10:50 AM
Member Posts: 2 Comments: 0 Joined: 05/14/07	Thanks for the quick response! My bad, it's a 1974 Montauk, not a '72.
Joe Kriz	#4  Posted on 05/19/07 - 11:23 AM
Site Owner Personal Page Personal Album Photo Albums Project Albums Posts: 11447 Comments: 452 Joined: 03/18/05	Great.... 1974... I would definitely call Sue at Twin Cities Marine. I would also take a look at the Rubrail Installation Instructions for the 15'/17' models located in the Downloads section on this site: http://www.whalercentral.com/download...owstart=15
Skinny Dip	#5  Posted on 06/15/07 - 8:25 AM
Member Personal Page Posts: 30 Comments: 1 Joined: 06/12/07	I HAVE A 78 MONTAUK AND JUST FINISHED REPLACING MY RUBRAIL. I GOT MINE THROUGH WEST MARINE, TACO IS THE MAKER. IT WAS 75$ WITH SHIPPING. THIS WAS FOR A 20' SECTION WHICH WAS ENOUGH FOR 1 SIDE. I ONLY NEEDED TO TO ONE SIDE. IM PLEASED SO FAR BUT IT IS WHITER THAN OTHER, I DON'T KNOW IF IT WILL BEGIN TO MATCH OVER TIME. RIVETS WERE HARDER TO FIND. 3/16"X5/8" I THINK. OOPS, FORGOT, THIS WAS PRICE FOR JUST THE MIDDLE PART, THE SEMIRIGID SECTION THAT ACCEPTS THE BLACK RUBBER PEICE. MY RUBBER AND L-SHAPED PIECE WERE IN GOOD SHAPE SO I JUST REPLACED 1 PART. TAKES ABOUT 50 RIVETS PER SIDE.
DelawareDan	#6  Posted on 06/15/07 - 9:05 AM
Member Personal Page Posts: 328 Comments: 2 Joined: 05/24/07	Should have followed Joe's advice. Twin Cities will sell you the whole setup for $150, INCLUDING rivets, semi-rigid parts (two part) and insert. What this is, is two 13' kits for the semi rigid parts in white, and a full-length black insert. Sue is trying to convince Whaler to let her offer a full-length kit in ALL white. But for now, this is the best fix. There will be a seam at the bow for the 2-piece semi-rigid railing, but the insert is full length. An option also available is SS screws instead of rivets. This adds about $25 to the order, but makes replacement easier.
Skinny Dip	#7  Posted on 06/15/07 - 10:12 AM
Member Personal Page Posts: 30 Comments: 1 Joined: 06/12/07	I WISH I WOULD HAVE KNOWN THAT. THAT WOULD HAVE BEEN A LOT BETTER DEAL. OH WELL, IGNORANCE IS EXPENSIVE. I ALREADY KNEW WEST MARINE WOULD BE ABOUT THE MOST EXPENSIVE BUT DIDN'T KNOW ANYWHERE ELSE TO GET IT. NOW I KNOW, THANKS A LOT FOR THE INFO.
DelawareDan	#8  Posted on 06/15/07 - 12:52 PM
Member Personal Page Posts: 328 Comments: 2 Joined: 05/24/07	well, you've got her protected, at least. Pretty good fishing down there where you live, isn't it? Don't think the fish will notice that both sides don't match exactly!!