ExSurveyor Posted April 16, 2020 Share Posted April 16, 2020 I am stumped, Any ideas what this is officially called, And Where can I get some from. The trim is aluminum, 30mm wide and the insert is 12mm. It appears to have been red originally but has faded to mucky white. Ideally I only want the insert as the trim is rivetted on. Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WherryNice Posted April 16, 2020 Share Posted April 16, 2020 Erm, should there be a picture here? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ExSurveyor Posted April 16, 2020 Author Share Posted April 16, 2020 16 minutes ago, WherryNice said: Erm, should there be a picture here? Well spotted, 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BroadAmbition Posted April 16, 2020 Share Posted April 16, 2020 These may have what you desire, Griff https://www.bridgerubber.com 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WherryNice Posted April 16, 2020 Share Posted April 16, 2020 https://www.wilks.co.uk/marine.html These people do a good range of fendering/rubbing strake and may have what you require. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smoggy Posted April 16, 2020 Share Posted April 16, 2020 seals direct? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WherryNice Posted April 16, 2020 Share Posted April 16, 2020 One thing I have noticed with fendering suppliers is that they sometimes seem to be selling Wilks products under a different name but at a higher price than Wilks themselves. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davydine Posted April 16, 2020 Share Posted April 16, 2020 I was going to suggest Wilks but someone beat me too it. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Timbo Posted April 16, 2020 Share Posted April 16, 2020 2 hours ago, psychicsurveyor said: I am stumped, Any ideas what this is officially called, Thanks. Yup....The Bat Mobile! 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WherryNice Posted April 16, 2020 Share Posted April 16, 2020 Pow.......... 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turnoar Posted April 16, 2020 Share Posted April 16, 2020 Wasn’t there a Bat Boat? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WherryNice Posted April 16, 2020 Share Posted April 16, 2020 Indeed there was... https://www.historics.co.uk/buying/auctions/2014-08-30/cars/196667-glastron-bat-boat/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
riverman Posted April 16, 2020 Share Posted April 16, 2020 Any pliable plastic pipe will do. Boat yards use underground water pipe 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wombat nee blownup Posted April 17, 2020 Share Posted April 17, 2020 9 hours ago, Turnoar said: Wasn’t there a Bat Boat? Is this the right time to be talking about bats? I mean!! 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldBerkshireBoy Posted April 17, 2020 Share Posted April 17, 2020 Bats have been given a bad press, they weren`t even in the area. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scaniaman Posted April 17, 2020 Share Posted April 17, 2020 Hi Mark, if your after the red tubing look at the TTC trailer parts catalog, they do rolls of black red or yellow air brake pipe in different sizes. Its available through any local truck parts supplier and truckers never pay over the odds. Paul Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ExSurveyor Posted April 17, 2020 Author Share Posted April 17, 2020 Bats have never had a good press. Nothing wrong with bats as long as they are left in the trees and caves instead of being taken to a wet market or served on a plate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldBerkshireBoy Posted April 17, 2020 Share Posted April 17, 2020 7 minutes ago, psychicsurveyor said: Bats have never had a good press. Nothing wrong with bats as long as they are left in the trees and caves instead of being taken to a wet market or served on a plate. Which they weren`t in this case. No bats were found in the wet market infact the nearest bat was several hundreds of Km away however there were two research labs very close to the market. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
annv Posted April 17, 2020 Share Posted April 17, 2020 Try Veteran car parts as this type of filler was used in screen trim inserts .John 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ExSurveyor Posted April 17, 2020 Author Share Posted April 17, 2020 I have got a sample coming from Wilks, blimey it is expensive. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oddfellow Posted April 17, 2020 Share Posted April 17, 2020 12 hours ago, riverman said: Any pliable plastic pipe will do. Boat yards use underground water pipe The pipe that Riverman mentions is used ONLY where there is a flange to put the pipe over. The pipe in question is something like 8mm thick walled and an absolute bitch it handle. It was commonly used on Bounty and Alpha boats where the flange was part of the moulding of the hull and superstructer with each part forming half of the flange. It cannot be used on something without a flange unless you drill and screw it on which would make this little run about look like a bumper car but worse, it won't take any shock and will pop off of the screws when hit. It works on cruisers because the pipe is split and is pushed over the flange. This enables the pipe to compress around the split when it comes under pressure. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oddfellow Posted April 17, 2020 Share Posted April 17, 2020 1 minute ago, psychicsurveyor said: I have got a sample coming from Wilks, blimey it is expensive. Oh yes! Let me give you an idea. I had to replace the rubber around the back of Absolute Freedom recently. 11 metres aprox and about £400. The cost to redo a 35ft around just the top section was about £1300 last year plus a week's worth of work to fit it. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ExSurveyor Posted April 17, 2020 Author Share Posted April 17, 2020 Glad it is only 32' in total. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldBerkshireBoy Posted April 17, 2020 Share Posted April 17, 2020 14 minutes ago, FreedomBoatingHols said: The pipe that Riverman mentions is used ONLY where there is a flange to put the pipe over. The pipe in question is something like 8mm thick walled and an absolute bitch it handle. It was commonly used on Bounty and Alpha boats where the flange was part of the moulding of the hull and superstructer with each part forming half of the flange. It cannot be used on something without a flange unless you drill and screw it on which would make this little run about look like a bumper car but worse, it won't take any shock and will pop off of the screws when hit. It works on cruisers because the pipe is split and is pushed over the flange. This enables the pipe to compress around the split when it comes under pressure. Like this? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oddfellow Posted April 17, 2020 Share Posted April 17, 2020 1 minute ago, OldBerkshireBoy said: Like this? Like this? yes, That has some kind of stopper in it. If that blunt end gets stuck on something an the boat pulls forward, it's likely to rip the section off the flange. It's a absolute bitch to handle to put back on. Really needs heating to make it pliable. I used to see LeBoat wacking it with large rubber mallets like sledgehammers to force it open and pop back over. Obviously, you need a lot of space, a really good footing and quite some balls to do it to your own boat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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