Trim removal on starboard gunwale.

[catfishr1]

Hope my fellow starcrafters can help me with this? Have to remove the gunwale on starboard side. Have started removing pop rivets top and btm. It appears to still be fastened at center. Have removed end caps at helm and transom. There is some wood grained I suppose vinyl don't know how to remove without tearing up? Is there fasteners behind this? Pictures included so you can see what am asking about.

 

[sidingguy]

The wood grain pc will slide out the end of the aluminum channel.

 

[catfishr1]

Thank you sidingguy, was trying to get it to slide out today. So far it is not budging. Suppose it is stuck?
Not sure if heat would help or harm?

 

[catfishr1]

Getting ready to tackle that trim strip again. Going to take my hand held heat gun out. Got to make a trip to get a couple more drill bits as I flubbed my dub with mine yesterday. That bugger coming down today one way or another.

 

[catfishr1]

Trim strip off, thank you again Sidingguy. Starboard gunwale off. Finished Sat., was so exhausted did not take pics. Will post some pictures when weather clears.

 

[catfishr1]

Here are pictures promised. Discovered reason had such a hard time removing pop rivets. The person I bought boat from had tore everything out and refurbished. He had used ss pop rivets.