Re: MFG rebuild getting started pics
Hmm, back up screws... I'd be really careful, you have to drill & install those thru the rope, and that might tend to snag & pull the rope strands.
WOG seems to be a good half step ahead of me today.... 2nd time in 5min for his reply to post while I'm still typing.............
SikaFlex (or other polyurethane adhesive caulk) is also available, and usually you can find it locally, in black, for less the $22/tube. :faint2: Yikes, the white 10oz tubes I ordered were delivered for just under $11/tube.
Either way, if tasked w/ installing the rope I'd probably use just enough of a bead of caulk to fix the rope into the channel & w/ assistance use painter's tape to temp hold it in place (crossing the rubrail vertically) as you work your way around the hull. Once cured remove the temp tape, and run an appropriate sized fine line tape along the centerline of the rope. This will keep the caulking you run along the top & bottom edge (more permanently fixing the rope in place) from getting the weave & fibers of the rope all filled w/ caulk.
