rub rail

I am on the verge of becoming an Ericson 38 owner. The only term yet to be negotiated is replacement of the rub rail on the port side of the boat, forward. Owner claims he can't find an exact replacement, and that all the rub rails will likely need to be replaced so they all match. Anyone have...

I recently bought an Ericson 25' needing some structural fiberglass repairs, primarily along the starboard deck/hull joint – it gets bad toward the bow, and the entire lid to the chain locker is missing. I plan to rebuild the missing section slowly, up and around to the deck, most likely cutting...

This is my first winter with my 1989 E34. Rainwater leaks into the V-birth on the starboard side. The leak manifests itself where the vinyl liner meets the birth horizontal surface about 2/3 of the way back from the front of the birth. I have found several posts in the archives about similar...

There are quite a few threads out there that discuss rub rails and hull-to-deck joints. Many people favor Taco, others Wefco as sources for rub rail replacement. The hull-to-deck joint on the E25 appears to be similar in construction to what is found on other boats in the Ericson line. So...