I'm assuming you are referring to replacing the vinyl insert of the rub rail not the entire aluminum extrusion. (I don't recall seeing anything but the vinyl inserts on Catalina Direct.)
The vinyl on my boat was so bad when I bought it that I decided to replace it rather than trying to clean it. I ordered mine directly from the Catalina factory, but it the same difference regardless. My boat was on the hard at the time.
As the insert comes in a coil, I would unroll it and lay it out in the sun for a few minutes to soften and increase its flexibility. After that, putting it in is pretty straight forward. Starting in the middle of the transom, I would hook about 12 inches or so of the upper edge in the rub rail track then push the lower edge upward until it locked into the track. Then I just worked my way around the boat until I got back to where I started. Having a helper to hold up the length of vinyl helps; it take the weight off the insert and helps to prevent the insert you've just inserted from pulling out.
All in all It was a pretty easy job. BTW, I used the tan (teak-looking?) vinyl, but it comes in gray as well.
Fair winds,
Jim Calleran, BayBird, C27 #2784
Mathews Yacht Club, VA (37°27.8' N / 76°18.6' W)
http://www.mathewsyachtclub.com/
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Has anyone out there removed and installed a new rub/rail? my 1975 C-27 is in dire need of a new one and Catalina Direct has them. Just wondering what kind of a job it really is. Thanks in advance, Mike.
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