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Trust Me
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Initially Posted - 05/15/2007 :  17:36:14  Show Profile
The thin plastic trim that goes from one rub-rail to the other on the transom has literally rotted away(1985 TR FK). I want to replace it because it seemed to cover the joining of the hull and deck in the transom area which is sealed well. My thoughts turned to some type of wood...then maybe some gold lettering...maybe Black Pearl
...whoa now.
Has anyone gone with wood in this area?
My son says .....stainless Dad..... just do stainless.
Ron
5044 TR FK
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djn
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Response Posted - 05/15/2007 :  17:56:17  Show Profile
I used the replacement trim from CD. It looks very clean. CHeers.
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Champipple
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Response Posted - 05/15/2007 :  18:06:02  Show Profile  Visit Champipple's Homepage
The new owner of my boat fabricated some with a 4 dollar piece of vinyl siding. It looks fabulous. Wood however would be fairly easy to do though it is tough to imagine how that would look.
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Frank Hopper
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Response Posted - 05/15/2007 :  18:16:09  Show Profile  Visit Frank Hopper's Homepage
I have a replacement somewhere, after I cleaned up under the old one on my 82, I just left it off.
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dlucier
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Response Posted - 05/15/2007 :  19:27:26  Show Profile
$17.95 at Catalina Direct...
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Dave Bristle
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Response Posted - 05/15/2007 :  20:00:34  Show Profile
I took off the trim, filled the screw holes, smoothed out some spots, and left it. Never thought about it again, till now...
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jerlim
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Response Posted - 05/15/2007 :  20:13:36  Show Profile
BE ADVISED - I have a similiar situation and the above shown CD plastic(vinyl?) part does not fit my 1980 C25. I did a fair amount of trimming and reshaping and it still looks bad....
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StSimon
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Response Posted - 05/18/2007 :  07:13:22  Show Profile
I purchased the one in the photo from CD. I sailed for years without knowing she could be in more of a Bristol Fashion. When I ordered the grey rubrail CD asked if I needed one. Silly salesperson I thought, "Of course I need one, at least one and possibly more". I installed it but my experience was the same as jerlim's. It did not fit and had to modified and still remains unsightly. I leave it on only because CD told me I needed it.

Simon
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dlucier
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Response Posted - 05/18/2007 :  07:36:13  Show Profile
From Catalina Direct's website concerning the plastic trim piece...

<i>"This replacement plastic trim covers the ragged edge of the deck at the hull/deck joint. It is used on several Catalina models including the Catalina 22, Catalina 25 and the Capri 22. Early Catalina 22's used the full part just as delivered to you. Later 22's and the Catalina 25 and Capri 22 used the same part shortened at the top to achieve a proper fit. The top of the "U" may be trimmed with scissors or a knife to the proper height. There is only one of these parts, not two different models as many customers expect."</i>
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Renzo
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Response Posted - 05/18/2007 :  08:12:58  Show Profile
<blockquote id="quote"><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica" id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">The top of the "U" may be trimmed with scissors or a knife to the proper height.<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"></font id="quote"></blockquote id="quote">

Yep! replaced the one on my boat 2 or 3 years ago. took some trimming and shaping but got it to fit and it looks fine. Now I just hope it wears better than the old one that got moldy and discolored and UV dammaged.
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bbriner
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Response Posted - 05/18/2007 :  08:20:02  Show Profile
I bought the CD trim too and it didn't fit and was so junky looking that I never bothered trying to put it on.

It's kind of bare back there but I usually don't even think about it. At least not until I'm backed in to the slip (not often), and then it's a little embarrassing.

Dave - after you 'filled the screw holes and smoothed out some spots' what else did you do? Mine has a very 'unfinished' look to it. I've been wondering how I might just finish it off...
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bear_tm4
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Response Posted - 05/21/2007 :  23:42:32  Show Profile
I bought the new grey rub rail, and the CD trim...I didnt do a really great job of triming it, but looks fine..I like it better than leaving with nothing..lol..but thats me..But stainless sounds cool...wood...well, I took off the wood trim on my cockpit pockets...thought about keeping it...until it I started to clean them up....what a mess...so the left in about 10 pieces...lol...and now the have that nice little white trim from CD, I Should have bought stock this year with all I spent there...heck they know me by name when I call...Cheers
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