gunwale rubber fitting

Installing Gunwale Rubber on your boat

First of all a list of thing you will need, see www.pompeismarine.com
-gunwale rubber to suit
-soft clamps
-blue tape
-fixtech 190 fast
-heater gas blower
-heater box
-soft hammer with rag
-hot air gun
-gloves and safety equipment at all times

gunwale in heater box

gas heater heat rubber to around 65 deg C turn and let the heat soak into the rubber. Keep an eye on the heater. Make sure material used will not burn and cause a fire. Wear gloves, and safety gear for the job as it will be hot.

Fill inside of gunwale rubber with Fixtech fast around 1 tube for every 3 metres. Use a screw to hold the start point. Pull tight as you go, hold with clamps and blue tape. Make your way around boat, keep rubber in heater box to keep warm. Watch to make sure you do not burn rubber or yourself.

Fill inside with fixtech and use a soft hammer covered with a rag to protect rubber.

A hot air gun can help with keeping the temperature in the rubber, blue tape and clamp as you go.

Work and check corners, here using a clamp to help shape nose.

Finish off at the back and check your workmanship. Fix any points that need attention. Over time the rubber will settle. Leave and let the Fixtech cure for a number of days depending on outside temperatures. Once the fixtech has cured you can remove tape and fit fittings, eg end caps. We like the S/S caps for the job.

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Well, I want to start this page by saying don't waste your time or money on second grade materials. I can say this as my family has well over 100 hundred years of experience.  Do the job right from the start. Saying that doesn't mean you need to use the highest grade materials all the time. There are some great treatment products out there now like Norseal Wood Treatment. This product gives you the option of using more standard materials that will last over time in the marine environment or at home.

Then there is another great product from Hempel (Hempel Profiller) that can applied in coats up to 15mm in a single built up. It is a light weight product, good sag properties with high structural strength. Can be use above or below the waterline.

Now l'm going to show you how to use some of these great marine products on a new engine box for 'the patrol boat'. I've used standard 8mm ply for this job and l will be putting it together with some standard coated screws. Before l would of used marine ply, copper or stainless nails and an oil based paint.

On this project l will use Norseal wood treatment as my base coat, some profiller from Hempel. Then, when l go to join it all together l will use some Norglass stay bond epoxy glue with the standard coated screws. I will be using some Hempel light primer over the wood treatment, then a top coat of Hempel Polybest.

I have no doubt that this engine box will last twice as long as the old one if not longer. And the use of the Hempel Polybest as my finish coat will look much better than a standard paint or as l see alot of the use of house paints which just don't last or flex as well.