[Public-List] rub rail

[J Bergquist]

Has anybody replaced rub rail on an old style (non-liner) boat? Any
recommendations? Stainless? Aluminum? I measured mine as 1.25" wide with
hollow oval section and about 0.25" projection, holes on 7.375" centers with
#10 x 1" flat head fasteners. I need 14 mumble feet of it. Since it seems to
come in 16' lengths that's probably what I want.

There was a post on this topic a while ago and George recommended
rubrails.com or something. I tried to order from them but since I only need
one section they basically told me to get it somewhere else...
Thoughts/recommendations would be appreciated.

While I'm at it, has anybody replaced toe rail on an old style boat? I
parted a dock line a couple weeks ago which damaged the forward section of
my toe rail on the starboard side and I want to replace this. I looked at:

http://www.dasein668.com/projects/exterior/wood

Where they apparently just bent it into place with brute force and held it
htere with screws (I assume that mine would be through-bolted, since I am
pretty sure the fasteners on the toe rail are the same as the deck
fasteners). But they used mahogany and I would prefer to use teak which I
think is stiffer and more difficult to bend. I also saw this one:

http://www.classicboatworksofmaine.com/toerail.html

In which they apparently also just bent a solid piece into position with
brute force and clamps. Anybody done this with teak? I only have to replace
the forward, starboard section of rail right now and would prefer to avoid
'while you're at it' turning the job into a whole-toerail-replacement
situation.

Thoughts welcome and appreciated.

Later,

JB