Hi all, fairly basic question here. When I built my guider I painted the hull prior to attaching the rubrails. Then attached the rub rails using stainless screws. I epoxy sealed the inner part of the rubrail prior to attachment so that the inner portion of the rubrail wouldn’t be exposed to trapped moisture. I plan to simply oil the outer rubrails themselves. When I built my cedar strip canoe I actually epoxied the outwale to the hull itself. However, I wasn’t sure the proper method with a painted hull. I didn’t want to epoxy it to the hull itself prior to painting because I didn’t want to pain the rubrail itself and it seemed to make more sense to paint the hull first, then attach. Maybe this was an error? Should I have fully epoxied the rubrail to the hull itself, so it became a structural part of the boat, then masked it off when I painted the hull? Now that I’ve done what I’ve done any thoughts on what you would do? Leave as is? Remove it, sand down to bare epoxy on the hull, then epoxy the rubrail, then mask and repaint? I’ve attached a picture for context. Please let me know if it is not clear what I’m describing.
Honestly, I don’t think it matters, as long as the rubrails are properly attached, whether it’s with epoxy or screws. My personal preference has always been epoxy since I dislike using metal fasteners on wooden boats, but since it’s already done I’d say leave it alone.
Laszlo