Above the portholes on the either side of the boat there is a skinny and loooong piece of wood trim. Do they sell that thingy? It's so worn-out, I don't know if it's worth to work on it?
Jim, do a search on "eyebrows" which is what we've taken to calling them. There are many different solutions.
Quote from: Capt.Jim on December 26, 2016, 01:07:04 PM
Above the portholes on the either side of the boat there is a skinny and loooong piece of wood trim. Do they sell that thingy? It's so worn-out, I don't know if it's worth to work on it?
Do a search on teak and Cesar - he could probably replace them if you want to go that route.
FYI-CD sells them by the pair, but they are cut into two sections each "for shipping reasons."
http://www.catalinadirect.com/index.cfm/product/1880_752/teak-eyebrow-over-window-brc-30-c-34-c-36-pr.cfm
Jim A lot of people just take the eyebrow off and replace it with a decal strip. My buddy bought a plastic chrome strip from a body shop supplier comes in 50 ft rolls with adhesive on one side. I am thinking about brown to match my boat. You have to fill the holes and prepare the surface
Charlie
I removed mine & finished them but not sure if I really want to reinstall them. They seem to serve no purpose except cosmetics. BTW, even though they were really worn I sanded them, wiped them down with mineral spirits then applied 4 coats of Marine Cetol. They cleaned up very well.
Guys : repeat of an older post --- I've got two of the Teak "eyebrows" that are refinished and hanging in my attic that I'll give away. I live about 1.5 miles off of I-95 in Fredericksburg Va.
Any takers?
I did the striping tape like Sailaway, and I like the look a lot better. One warning; some detailers like to use acetone to preclean the gel coat before buffing and waxing. The acetone will ruin the striping tape.
Hi.
I like the idea of the strip decal.
I was also thinking of taking them of, but was sure not to be able to match gelcoat finish when filling the holes.
I would fill the holes and put a blue strip.
Like many I removed the teak trim.
I filled the holes, when your are two feet away you do not see where the holes were and after 2 weeks
I did not recall the teak trim ever being there.
My 2ยข
Steve
Can anyone provide a brand of striping tape, the color I'd be looking for is a burgundy. My UV panel on the jib, stack pack, Bimini & winch covers are all Sunbrella dubonnet tweed which is a mix of black & burgundy. Thoughts? I like the idea of replacing the teak piece with a colored stripe or maybe nothing..
Hi
I was thinking of stopping by a car part's store or body shop.
They should have something that wiuld do the job.
Auto paint stores can probably match any tape you want. When there you can get a list of people that specialize in pin striping. May be a case to pay someone that's done a lot of pin striping than to try to learn it yourself. There is a skill to doing it. Need to get it straight without stretching it much.
Jim
Guys : When I removed my eyebrow strips, I filled the holes with a # 4 flat head screw and finishing washer. Don't forget calk on the screw hole.
Never missed those strips and other c34 owners didn't even notice that I had removed them!!
A thought
Ed,
You could also fill, sand flush, run some masking tape and paint a stripe w enamel that might stand up to solvents and UV better than detailing tape. Most auto parts, walmart, amazon carry detailing tape.
-kk
EKutney, here's where I got my tape http://www.vinylstriping.com/ . I got the "Premium" vinyl. I think it's been on for two years (in sunny southern California) and still looking good. I'll try to post a picture of it on my boat.