Worried about how flimsily the hull would be with the entire rubrail removed at one time with me moving around inside. I used a 7/16s ratcheting box end wrench to remove the nuts inside. It requires a helper, one to hold the screws, one to turn the nuts up under the top liner inside. There are 1/4 inch diameter screws with nuts all along the rubrail, except for up by the bow where there are wood screws around the point. Could not find a company the made a replacement rubber insert. The insert is too age harded to re-insert. I Worked the rubber insert loose with a pick, got the end out then pulled the whole insert out in one long piece. I started at the motor well and worked forward. Many of the attaching screws were loose, the aluminum is corroded. I guess that is why Roger went to the flange design on the latter S models and newer boats. I imagine that there is a lot more load on the top and bottom hull joint on our Macs then a power boat. I am an aircraft mechanic NOT an engineer. Not much rubrail replacement information on a sailboat. Not much information on how to replace, or what to replace the aluminum rubrail with. Bill, I am replacing my aluminum rubrail now.
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