JB0847@aol.com wrote: > > By the way does anybody have any suggestions on how to get polyurethane off a > rub rail? > Hope this will help others, Jim B cL46 Careful use of a heat gun and scraper, followed by sanding should do it. Especially if the rub rail is flat in cross section. Mel Knott

Five years ago we bought a CL46 that had the teak decks covered w/ plywood and fibreglass and all of the exterior teak [ hand rails, window frames, doors and misc. trim] painted w/ Imron and the boat looks very good . If I had to redo the job , I probably would not cover the deck and I would make damn sure that any wood/ teak such as rubrails and swim platforms, that are constantly exposed to water, be allowed to breathe. The problem is that the painted teak will encapsulate the moistue and cause the fasteners to rust and will rot the wood, also. In my situation, the hand rails and trim look great, as long as they were sealed before the paint job. By the way does anybody have any suggestions on how to get polyurethane off a rub rail? Hope this will help others, Jim B cL46

JB0847@aol.com writes: >By the way does anybody have any suggestions on how to get >polyurethane off a >rub rail? I don't know what was on my grab rails when I bought my boat, but after one season mother nature had taken care of most of the coating: It was peeling in large flakes. What was left got attacked by my sander - successfully. Oh, you were talking about rub-rails, not grab-rails. That's even easier: Just hire somebody like me to drive your boat - I'm great at scraping along the docks and leaving a good deal of paint behind ;-) Ciao - Scaramouche on Lake Ontario