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How do I replace aluminum trim on a Sunfish?
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With new trim. Haha. Anyway if you need to remove damaged trim then you need to drill out the old rivets. Then trim will come off. Use small diameter drill, 1/8”, otherwise you could accidentally drill a bigger hole in deck.
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When replacing with either new trim or used trim I try to use the same holes. May not always be possible. In which case a 1/8” pop river will work. Don’t drill through lower or underside part of trim, only top part of trim and deck. Pop river is 1/8” diameter and no more than 1/4” long. If you need trim I have one complete boats worth and then some other smaller pieces. If shipping is required I would have to limit to about 5 ft long. On Sunday, May 5, 2019, 4:37 PM, Charles Butchart chollymon2002@... [sunfish_sailor] wrote:
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I have the exact rivet here. It is 1/8" Diameter x 3/16" Grip. The Part Number is: AD43ABS. Rivet, Alum/Alum 1/8d x 3/16g,? I will mail you 50 of them if you'll Pay Pal me $5.00. I think that will cover the postage.? Tom?
On Sunday, May 5, 2019, 6:49:07 PM EDT, Craig cjo1023@... [sunfish_sailor] wrote:
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With new trim. Haha. Anyway if you need to remove damaged trim then you need to drill out the old rivets. Then trim will come off. Use small diameter drill, 1/8”, otherwise you could accidentally drill a bigger hole in deck. When replacing with either new trim or used trim I try to use the same holes. May not always be possible. In which case a 1/8” pop river will work. Don’t drill through lower or underside part of trim, only top part of trim and deck. Pop river is 1/8” diameter and no more than 1/4” long. If you need trim I have one complete boats worth and then some other smaller pieces. If shipping is required I would have to limit to about 5 ft long. On Sunday, May 5, 2019, 4:37 PM, Charles Butchart chollymon2002@... [sunfish_sailor] wrote:
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Getting the proper rivets is worth it: too long, and they go all the way thru and leave a jagged, finger-slashing protrusion underneath. ? While the trim's off is the time to check the integrity of the seam, and you can use MarineTex to fill in old rivet holes. Resist the urge to just glue the trim on with silicone.
The metal trim is expensive bought new and is expensive to ship, new OR old, so treat what you have with care. There is a slit-tubing kind of vinyl plastic bumper type material some people have used instead; if you're not a purist, it can work, and a coil of it ships easier than a 10-foot-long stick of aluminum, though the price may not be any better. ?I've even seen people use white garden hose and thick rope as replacement edge trim, but I don't recommend those except in the most desperate cases. |
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The best alternative to the aluminum trim is an Edge Trim that is available from McMaster-Carr Supply Company. You will easily find them on the internet.? The Part Number is: 8451A24. I like the white color and I buy the 50 foot roll to do the boat and also the cockpit edge trim. It is $70.00 plus freight for a 50 foot roll.? Tom?
On Sunday, May 5, 2019, 8:31:57 PM EDT, mark.suszko@... [sunfish_sailor] wrote:
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Getting the proper rivets is worth it: too long, and they go all the way thru and leave a jagged, finger-slashing protrusion underneath. ? While the trim's off is the time to check the integrity of the seam, and you can use MarineTex to fill in old rivet holes. Resist the urge to just glue the trim on with silicone. The metal trim is expensive bought new and is expensive to ship, new OR old, so treat what you have with care. There is a slit-tubing kind of vinyl plastic bumper type material some people have used instead; if you're not a purist, it can work, and a coil of it ships easier than a 10-foot-long stick of aluminum, though the price may not be any better. ?I've even seen people use white garden hose and thick rope as replacement edge trim, but I don't recommend those except in the most desperate cases. |
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I have the rivets, I bought it with the trim ?Thanks!?
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On Sunday, May 5, 2019, 8:09 PM, Thomas Payne thomas3452@... [sunfish_sailor] wrote:
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开云体育I have only ever used the aluminum trim with rivets. --
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Do you use rivets with the plastic trim? Thanks! |
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What is plastic trim?? Is this something new for the edges ,rather than aluminum?? If you mean the splash coming , I used a strip of 3 M 5200 and also rivets.? Did this because some of the holes were enlarged a bit and I wanted them all sealed. On the aluminum I ordered the rivets from a boat supply store as I could not find the right size in hardware stores.? Good luck. Gary On Mon, Apr 19, 2021 at 9:00 AM J Martine <johnamartine@...> wrote: Do you use rivets with the plastic trim? Thanks! |
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Newer boats with the rolled deck edges use vinyl trim in the cockpit. It is possible to replace the metal trim with the vinyl...
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On Monday, April 19, 2021, 9:51 AM, Gary Peterson <garyp1116@...> wrote:
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On Mon, Apr 19, 2021 at 9:37 PM cjo1023 via <cjo1023=[email protected]> wrote:
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The aluminum trim is attached by rivets. The Part Number is: AD43ABS. Rivet, Alum/Alum 1/8d x 3/16g They are Aluminum with 1/8" diameter x 3/16" Grip, dome-head.?.? ?If you can't find them locally then Supplies for Racing and Industry (SRI) in Mooresville, NC has them. Or McMaster-Carr has them: ?? The best alternative to the aluminum trim is an Edge Trim that is available from McMaster-Carr Supply Company. You will easily find them on the internet.? The Part Number is: 8451A24. I like the white color and I buy the 50 foot roll to do the boat and also the cockpit edge trim. It is $70.00 plus freight for a 50 foot roll. It fits right over the edge of the boat and has built-in gripping action to help it hang on.? Tom?
On Monday, April 19, 2021, 09:43:36 PM EDT, Gary Peterson <garyp1116@...> wrote:
On Mon, Apr 19, 2021 at 9:37 PM cjo1023 via <cjo1023=[email protected]> wrote:
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