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Greetings All,
One of the projects that I have started is rebedding all of the “eyebrow” trim above the port lights. Weather and my day job has been hampering my progress a bit. The one piece that I removed so far has a channel cut into the back of it, which I found strange. I drilled out the screw holes oversized and have filled them with epoxy and was planning on using 4200 as a sealant, but this channel kinda threw me. Don’t understand or see the value in it; in fact there was a whole world of mold growing behind and below this piece.
Wondered if anyone on here has rebedded their eyebrow trim and has seen the same thing; take a heck of a lot of caulking to fill these channels, but I hate to leave them open and just caulk the screw areas; mold breeding grounds. Maybe they have a reasonable purpose?
Thanks,
Stephen
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Have attached a few photos; as you can see all of the screw holes have small cracks radiating from them. I opened them up a bit and filled with epoxy; still have to finish sand them. You can also see that all of my grab rails are pretty well worn down so much that bunges cannot even be fitted to cover the bolts. When I get to those I plan on installing SS grab rails. I installed them on my wee boat project in Singapore and liked them. Used SS end piece and risers from New Found Metals.
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The eyebrows have been a continual source of leaks for me over the years. I probably don’t have to mention how difficult it can be to locate the source of a leak. If not caught in time, the leak damages the interior woodwork. I think Pearson used silicon sealant to bed the darn thing which is damaged by 2-part teak cleaner. I’ve fixed leaks I found by pulling the fastener and bedding replacing after putting a dab of poly-sulfide on the threads. This seems to work. I’ve considered removing the thing but its on the list of things that aren’t quite broken and won’t get addressed until I retire in a couple of years. I plan to remove the thing and replace it with a brown stripe along the coach lip, probably using some kind of tape.
I’d be hesitant to replace the grab rails with steel. IMHO, the boat just wouldn’t look right.
Rich
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Roger, I sent the following to Stephan and the group a few days ago, but don’t know if it ever arrived. Not which, if any, of my emails lately have gotten throug.) Here’s what I wrote about the teak eyebrows: No doubt others here have successfully bedded those brow pieces. I tried and failed a couple of times. They just seemed designed to leak, plus mine were cracking from age and PO neglect. So I scrapped them altogether, filled the screw holes, and painted a 1" stripe in their stead, the color matching Silverheels’ cove & boot stripes. IMHO, it looks better, it certainly reduced maintenance, and it doesn’t leak. I’m sure there is much gratification in restoring things to their original glory on these good old boats, but often the greater fun for me has been finding or inventing improvements for their shortcomings. Of course, it’s rarely about right or wrong, but only what pleases you on your boat. Have fun, Tor———————-Silverheels, P-424 #17www.silverheels.us——————
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I’m another that removed the eyebrow, same reasons. Constant leaks and the neglected teak strips were on the way out anyway. Have temporary patches on the holes while I decide what to do. I have a fiberglass guy that is really good at matching gel coat but painting a stripe might be easier (and cheaper).What kind of paint did anyone use to do the stripe?
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