85 Sabre 32 pic (prior to cleaning and teak work finished) shows my four cowl vents.? I read in a prior recent post that you can clean (somehow) and paint these with Rustoleum spray paint.? I found the Rustoleum - time to remove the cowls.? One reference said they screw in? One said they just pop in and out?? Sure would like to know before I tear something up.? Can anyone inform me please?

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These are likely simply press fit. ?A couple ridges of the plastic but heat and sun may have them in very well in place.?

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Stephanie
Moderator

Did this on our 1990 38 mkll a few years ago. On the 38 there is ring around the base of the cowl with 8? countersunk screws holding them in place. The vent gets in the way on a couple of screws but it's doable.

The 1990 38 was an off white color deck and I found a plastic spray color that was a close match.

The inside of the Cowls are a deep red color which didn't need re-painting so, I used stiff card to cut out the shape of the opening and fitted them from the inside.

I used an 18" x 18"? board on a lazy Susan base to rotate while I sprayed a couple of coats after letting them dry in-between.?

I used used butyl tape to bed them in when re-fitting.?

Still look good after a couple of seasons.

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Vintage

S38 mkll

Great Lakes

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Before you paint them, try wiping them down with acetone,

(use a clean cotton rag).

I do this every Spring, they come out like new.

Be sure to wear nitrile gloves to protect your hands.

Once they're clean, wax them to seal the surfaces.

Also works on my rub rail, removes all the oxidation & dirt.

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Phil Horn
S34 #67
Huntington, LI, NY