[Public-List] Dinghy rubber strips

[The Rochets]

I use Taylor Made Products Dockguard Boat 1/2 Round Gunnel Guard (1.5" Diameter). They work well and clean well, but they may also trap water and cause the gunwales to rot. I haven't had them long enough to notice that. 

Bernard
Sunswept 608
> ------------------------------
> 
> Message: 3
> Date: Wed, 12 Jun 2013 16:33:56 -0700
> From: Stephen Gwyn <stephen.gwyn at nrc-cnrc.gc.ca>
> To: "public-list at lists.alberg30.org" <public-list at lists.alberg30.org>
> Subject: [Public-List] Dinghy rub strips
> Message-ID: <51B90564.9070908 at nrc-cnrc.gc.ca>
> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="ISO-8859-1"; format=flowed
> 
> 
> Hi,
> 
> What do people use to keep their dinghies from scratching their hulls?
> I've used pipe insulation, covered over with blue sunbrella. It works
> very well, and looks pretty nice, but it traps a lot of water next to
> wood, rotting out the gunwales.
> 
> Any thoughts?
> 
> SG
> 
> 
> -- 
> ------------------------------------------------------------------------
> Stephen Gwyn                       | Tel: 1-250-363-3136
> Canadian Astronomical Data Centre  | Fax: 1-250-363-0045
> Herzberg Institute of Astrophysics | Cell: 1-250-885-6969
> 5071 West Saanich Road             | E-mail: Stephen.Gwyn at nrc-cnrc.gc.ca
> Victoria, BC, V9E 2E7, Canada      | http://astrowww.phys.uvic.ca/~gwyn/
> ------------------------------------------------------------------------