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Anybody replaced railing on pirouge?
Posted on 12/16/14 at 7:42 pm
Posted on 12/16/14 at 7:42 pm
I've got a couple Chapmans that the wood has rotted and needs to be replaced. I went and picked up the new vinyl rails to install a couple weeks ago. My problem is the epoxy glue they used on the wood rails, it's a PITA to remove. Anyone have any suggestions other than lots of time and elbow grease?
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Posted on 12/16/14 at 7:46 pm to Capt ST
makita 5'' angle grinder will make short work of that old resin. don't breath the dust. g'luck
edit:: i saw RCS were selling the upgrade vinyl rails. Let me know how they work out.
edit:: i saw RCS were selling the upgrade vinyl rails. Let me know how they work out.
This post was edited on 12/16/14 at 7:48 pm
Posted on 12/16/14 at 7:53 pm to PaBon
Bring it back to Ron Champan. They know all of their pirogues and will do it for a nominal fee. He's located in Chalmette.
Posted on 12/16/14 at 8:01 pm to whodats26
Didn't know when I could break away from work and run them down so I went and got the rails. Hindsight i should have made time.
Posted on 12/16/14 at 8:09 pm to PaBon
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: i saw RCS were selling the upgrade vinyl rails. Let me know how they work out
They had some done when i went to pick up the rails. I think it's going to solve the problems I had with them. Definitely going to stiffen it up and eliminate a lot of the cracks that occurred from snatching them by one side.
Posted on 12/16/14 at 8:19 pm to Capt ST
I never understood the point of the rails?
Posted on 12/16/14 at 11:52 pm to whodats26
I contacted Chapman about replacement rails for my pirogue. I was told to look locally--I interpreted their response as go away and leave them alone. 
YMMV, good luck.
YMMV, good luck.
Posted on 12/17/14 at 3:13 am to Capt ST
I recently "inherited" a 15'4" Gheenoe and the top rails are smashed and unusable. Gheenoe says they have no way of shipping new rails to me. I would like to know your source for the rails you mentioned in your post. Any other Obers that have a source for similar material will be welcome also.
Posted on 12/17/14 at 3:47 am to jobbieman
I drove down to Chalmette and picked them up from Chapmans, Shipping them is $90 a set.
Posted on 12/17/14 at 5:21 am to Capt ST
Capt. you will LOVE the rubber rails. I just put some on one of my 16' and they are nice. Before I would make my own rails out of wood and glue them on. This is much easier, of course I've only had them about 3 weeks on one boat so I can't speak to longevity but it seems the way to go to me.
Posted on 12/17/14 at 7:24 am to Da Hammer
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I just put some on one of my 16' and they are nice. Before I would make my own rails out of wood and glue them on.
as long as you didn't have to do any nailing you probably made out alright
Posted on 12/19/14 at 7:18 am to Pepperidge
Thanks for the advice of picking the rails up from Chapman to retrofit my Gheenoe. The gentleman I spoke with at Chapman (I think his last name was Gerace), said that the synthetic rails that Chapman is now using on their porgies, are the same as what Gheenoe uses.
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