Typhoon rubrail repairs

[Ed Armstrong/Ty #1651]

I recently repaired a rubrail that was separating in one spot from the hull-deck joint. It had pulled away at the location of one screw which had stripped out. It appeared to be reasonably attached beyond about 6" either side of the screw. I don't know how the damage originally occured, since it was like that when I bought the boat. To do the repair, I first tried injecting epoxy into the hull and rebedding the screw, but the epoxy was not strong enough to hold the screw in. So instead, I drilled two holes about 2" either side of the screw, squeezed some 4200 into the gap between the rail and the hull, and installed two new SS screws. My question is this: Does anyone know what the structure of the hull and deck are in this area, especially the deck? How far in from the hull-deck joint is the balsa core? I didn't do a great job of sealing with the 4200, since the gap was small, and I just had a screwdriver to spread it into the joint. So, I'm wondering if water intrudes into this area, am I looking at a serious problem, or just a bit of extra moisture inside the boat? TIA



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[Joel]

The link below shows the detail from the manual for the hull-to-deck joint in the area of the chain plate. I don't know if the proportions are accurate or if the flange is the same size all around, but if so, you shouldn't have any trouble. I hope so, I installed all new rub and toe rails assuming I wasn't screwing into the core!

Good luck to us both,

Joel
Pokey II
'73 Ty #549
Bayside, NY



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[Ed Armstrong]

Yup, that puts my mind at ease. Thanks for the link.

Ed



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