Stainless Steel Rubrail

[chpthril]

Anybody with S/S R/R seeing this. The screw heads were chewing up the giudes, which inturn were tearing up the grapgics (guides didn't float till I put the foam covers on). This is what the covers look like after about three months Screws are all tight, but may be the wrong ones

Any ideas ? thanks guys.

[jpretti]

Damn, that looks nasty. I had problems with my guide poles this year which resulted in about $4000+ worth of damage to the gelcoat, TWICE. I would definetly take it back to the dealer. I much prefer the rubber rub rails. Good Luck.

[Coach]

Those screws should be flush if not a bit counter sunk so you don't have anything that can catch on them. Check the lenght of the screws to see which ones are causing the problem. I don't think it will take much to tear up foam and nylon. My guide posts are steel with the carpet which are a lot less for giving but can take a beating.

[chpthril]

None of them are flush. The corners of the phillips slots catch all the way down the RR.

[yearroundboarder]

I had the same ones as you coach 'til I replaced them with the nylon/foam floaters. On my very first check ride with Tom, he came in to the trailer sideways and hit the guide poles. The carpet that covers the wood blocks ripped and the sharp edges of the wood scratched the whole side of my new boat including the graphic. On those steel/carpet cover wood guides - extreme uses square wood blocks with raw/sharp edges. Originally, I took them off - replaced them with new carpet cover wood (which I softened all the edges with a 1/2" round router bit) and they seemed to work ok for a while. The real problem is that Tige' uses slightly larger screws to attach the rub rail than are necessary which prevents them from being countersunk completely if they aren't screwed in just right. The screws are also stainless steel which naturally is very soft. This causes the phillips head to strip out very easy and leaves burrs. I think this is what is causing the carpet to tear and the nylon cover foam rollers to rip. The steel/wood guide poles are also a bit short for steep ramps. That also leads to the guide hitting the boat - not the rub rail. That's why I went with the other style. On steep ramps, they float up and give you enough height that they don't hit your graphics.

TWS had to replace graphics on both sides as a result. I pointed it out to John (Service Manager) and he said it wasn't their issue, rather one I needed to discuss with Extreme. Needless to say, I wasn't impressed which lead to my own search for a solution.

[Carter13]

I have the rubber rails and floating guied posts.

Never had a problem to date.

[talltigeguy]

Memo to self...Next boat should probably not have the stainless rubrail.

[wannabewakeboarder]

to ALL with tis problem:


so i take it all you guys trailer your boat? get a lift you can still trailer it to different spots but with a lift or at leat a dock you can go out after a days work, ride, then make it home in time to get up for work the next day with out having to worrie about hauling the rig home! save gas money to you can drive your can in stead on pick up that get 13 mpg

[chpthril]

to ALL with tis problem:


so i take it all you guys trailer your boat? get a lift you can still trailer it to different spots but with a lift or at leat a dock you can go out after a days work, ride, then make it home in time to get up for work the next day with out having to worrie about hauling the rig home! save gas money to you can drive your can in stead on pick up that get 13 mpg

Unfortunatly, the dock/lift I want on my "home" lake also comes with a $500k house attached to it With the savings in gas, I should have it paid for in oh lets say................never

Seriously, my lake is a muddy lake, so leaving it in the water at marina is out!!! and the cost of a lift at a marina, gas money will never pay for it as i'm only 20 min from the water I also worry about theft of boat or stuff.

[TigeDuner]

My first smart *** response would be to slow down and not to bounce off the guide posts but I hit them all the time. I have the ss rub rails on my 24V and my guide posts are looking OK, however, I have a Prestige trailer and the supports do a great job of centering the boat on the trailer as long as we load slow.
How about a carpet cover over the posts when loading?

[wannabewakeboarder]

Unfortunatly, the dock/lift I want on my "home" lake also comes with a $500k house attached to it With the savings in gas, I should have it paid for in oh lets say................never

Seriously, my lake is a muddy lake, so leaving it in the water at marina is out!!! and the cost of a lift at a marina, gas money will never pay for it as i'm only 20 min from the water I also worry about theft of boat or stuff.

ok whel where we are at our "harbourmaster" live there and keeps an eye on all boats so i guess we dont have as much to worry about just buy some hull cleaner form walmart or west marine and its acids will eat off the algee and clean it so yea meee

and we got the hook up at out harbour 100 dolla a month our boats in from begg of april to the end of nov

[Matt Garcia]

I have the same setup as you chpthril and havent found a remedy yet. I only have a few nicks and cuts on the pads but fear that it will get worse.

Last few times I have just dropped the trailer in deeper and have been really carefull loading and unloading. Next time I am out I should probably take a closer look at my rubrail and see if the screws are flush or not.

[NICKYPOO]

I would say the burs on the screw heads is the culprit. I would go over each one with a small file and make sure they are "bur free".

[lba_dillon]

Yeha I also have the SS RR and I am not a fan of it. It looks pretty good but it definitely has some sharp edges..... I never thought of taking a file and rubbing it smooth.....but I wonder who that would look though???? Luckily I have a lift @ our marina but when we haul it we have to deal with the guide rail woes.........but hey luckily that is only about 5 times a year!

[jhperegrini]

Yeah, I had the same problem with the screws tearing up the carpet. Extreme re-covered my guides, TWS replaced the decals, I filed the screws slightly (can't really see the tiny file marks) and started driving the boat on the trailer A LOT slower. Everything seems to be alright now.