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islander
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Initially Posted - 04/27/2019 :  12:30:04  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
Well I finally got around to replacing my shabby transom trim. CD says that it is a trim to fit part. Not a problem until I lined it up on the transom. You would think that it would be close with enough material to trim down. Nope. As you can see the part that is suppose to cover the rub rail end cap is not wide enough nor does it line up with the end cap. The only choice is to cut it off entirely and is what I ended up doing. It still looks better than my crumbling original. Anybody else replace this trim? If so how did it work for you?

Nasty old trim


End cap cover too small and mismatch


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Scott-"IMPULSE"87'C25/SR/WK/Din.#5688
Sailing out of Glen Cove,L.I Sound


Voyager
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Response Posted - 04/28/2019 :  10:49:45  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
Wow Scott, nice upgrade!! While the piece didn’t exactly fit, you made the most out of it. Thinking about that detail on Passage I’m not 100% sure that there is a cover on mine. And right there the gel coat is a little thin in spots. I was never certain what the solution was to improving the look. Kindly share the link from CD.
Bruce Ross
Passage ~ SR-FK ~ C25 #5032

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islander
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Response Posted - 04/28/2019 :  11:16:43  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
Here's the link for the transom trim. After reading the description again I answered my own question. It states that the trim was also used on the 22 and the cups fit them. On the 25 you cut them off. My bad.https://www.catalinadirect.com/shop-by-boat/capri-22/hull-deck/stern/transom-trimimproved-uv-resistant/
Bruce, Possible yours is just missing having disintegrated before you got the boat.
Edited by - islander on 04/28/2019 11:25:38
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Response Posted - 04/28/2019 :  11:28:09  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
quote:
Originally posted by Voyager

...Thinking about that detail on Passage I’m not 100% sure that there is a cover on mine. And right there the gel coat is a little thin in spots...
That's because I removed the frame and filled the holes--the vinyl was badly deteriorated and Passage looked better without it. I didn't buy CD's because at that time they were the same thin vinyl (?) as the originals. I couldn't justify a thin piece of Starboard big enough to make a one-piece frame that would fit under the rudder (now about $42).
Dave Bristle
Association "Port Captain" for Mystic/Stonington CT
PO of 1985 C-25 SR/FK #5032 Passage, USCG "sixpack" (expired),
Now on Eastern 27 $+!nkp*+ Sarge
Edited by - Stinkpotter on 04/28/2019 11:36:33
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islander
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Response Posted - 04/28/2019 :  11:36:30  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
Ah Ha, Bruce Dave just solved you mystery.
Scott-"IMPULSE"87'C25/SR/WK/Din.#5688
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OLarryR
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Response Posted - 04/29/2019 :  03:24:29  Show Profile  Visit OLarryR's Homepage  Reply with Quote
Scott - Despite the fit issues, you did a great job trimming it to fit. Great job !
Larry
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Peregrine
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Response Posted - 04/29/2019 :  13:43:11  Show Profile  Visit Peregrine's Homepage  Reply with Quote
Nice job trimming it.
I replaced mine ages ago and the new piece didn't have the molded bump outs but was too long. A post on the forum advised just trimming it and it has been fine for years.
I guess all replacements will need trimming. Worth it to make the stern look good.

John Gisondi
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Voyager
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Response Posted - 04/29/2019 :  14:53:20  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
I was thinking that I could just paint it up with some GelCoat or two-part Polyurethane paint. The $43 trim piece is a heckova lot easier and less costly in the long run.
Bruce Ross
Passage ~ SR-FK ~ C25 #5032

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islander
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Response Posted - 04/30/2019 :  07:34:51  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
Worth it to make the stern look good.

Exactly, It's the view the competition will see, Right?
Scott-"IMPULSE"87'C25/SR/WK/Din.#5688
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Response Posted - 05/03/2019 :  07:35:14  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
I tossed my old one and never looked back.
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bigelowp
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Response Posted - 05/03/2019 :  07:45:23  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
I replaced the rim when I got Limerick in 06 the trim still looks pretty good, but was thinking of replacing with the "new and improved" UV resistant version as Scott has done so well.
Peter Bigelow
C-25 TR/FK #2092 Limerick
Rowayton, Ct
Port Captain: Rowayton/Norwalk/Darien CT
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