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PostPosted: Mon May 03, 2010 11:58 am 
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So I finally got my swim platform rub rail installed. Thanks to jsimon, as without his help in this area it would have taken me much longer! It took about two hours start to finish, but I did pickup four new clamps to help me hold it in place as I didn't have a helper.

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My question is this, what should I do to cover up the screws that are poking through the underside of the swim platform? Obviously I can cover them up with 4200 or something similar, but thats not a permanent fix. I have some white gel lying around I could put on it after the life caulk dries, but would something else be better?

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PostPosted: Mon May 03, 2010 12:18 pm 
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Bad idea........... deleted.

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PostPosted: Mon May 03, 2010 12:55 pm 
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I would be tempted to grind them flush and leave them. If you ever had to remove one then just replace it with a new one.

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PostPosted: Mon May 03, 2010 1:23 pm 
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Yeah, I would take a dremel and cut the ends off then put a dab of white caulk over them. Why did you need a new rail?

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PostPosted: Mon May 03, 2010 1:32 pm 
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Cincy Aquaholic wrote:
Why did you need a new rail?


His ESP did not come with one.

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PostPosted: Mon May 03, 2010 1:33 pm 
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Stop hitting stuff and that rail is not needed.


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PostPosted: Mon May 03, 2010 2:15 pm 
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Cincy Aquaholic wrote:
Yeah, I would take a dremel and cut the ends off the put a dab of what caulk over them. Why did you need a new rail?


+1000

My previous boat had some repair of the rubrail with replacement screws that were longer than the original screws. It ended up poking a hole in an inflatable float we had And I reached for the boat once while in the water and suffered a minor laceration on my finger.

Do something with them. I would do what Cincy suggests.

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PostPosted: Mon May 03, 2010 11:26 pm 
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millhaven_nice_guy wrote:
I would be tempted to grind them flush and leave them. If you ever had to remove one then just replace it with a new one.


Sounds good to me. What stinks is it takes # 8 screws, but 1/2" wasn't long enough, and as you can see 3/4" was just a tad bit to long. I'll grind them down then seal it up with some caulk. Simple enough.

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PostPosted: Mon May 03, 2010 11:30 pm 
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Cincy Aquaholic wrote:
Yeah, I would take a dremel and cut the ends off then put a dab of white caulk over them. Why did you need a new rail?


Four Winns left it unfinished. The 278 and 258 with the molded in platforms have the rub rail around the platform edge, but not the 268s. I really like the way it looks, my 225 had it from the factory...

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Here's how my 268 used to look.

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I think this looks a lot better now.

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PostPosted: Mon Sep 18, 2017 11:08 am 
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PostPosted: Mon Sep 18, 2017 11:25 am 
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Ordered it through a Four Winns dealer and had it delivered. It had to come truck freight as it was a 16' section.

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033-0977 GUNNEL, WHITE RIGID #V21-9659WHD20D 20'
033-0207-01 MOLDING,SS INSERT, 3/4"X8' PIECES (UPS)
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033-0207 less MOLDING,SS INSERT, 3/4"X16'(16' MINIMUM)

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PostPosted: Mon Sep 18, 2017 4:34 pm 
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Any info on this lighting set-up? Looks fantastic!

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PostPosted: Tue Sep 19, 2017 10:31 am 
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Yep.

These are the lights.

https://www.oznium.com/high-intensity-led-spotlight

Wired them up with just some lamp cord and drilled a small hole thru the transom well above the water line to run the wiring to the helm. All held in place by 4200 - the cord I ran though CableHiders to keep it nice & tidy. I did not want to drill into the boat.

https://www.lowes.com/pd/Mono-Systems-I ... er/3611814

I did that years ago and just saw the boat up for sale - lighting still works and in place.

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