[reelapeelin]

Just finished re-attaching cap to hull...previous owner's rigger replaced rub-rail and did pi$$-poor job...you could actually lift the cap off the hull :o...anyway, removed rub-rail, drilled out all rivets, removed all other attachments, took jack and blocks under cuddy and up she went! Ran 3/4"x1 1/2" Starboard strips around inside of hull with counter-sunk #10 screws(SS)...dropped the cap back down and installed 100 or so of same screw catching Starboard strip. but not torking down...unloaded 4 tubes of 3M 4200 around gap between cap and hull, let cure then torked all the screws...she TITE now!...re-attached rub-rail w/another 100+ screws an' now I are a fishinman agin!... ;D

Moral of story: man who buy used boat w/out liffin' up on rub-rail could be in for a lot of screwin' ::)