Rub rail came loose- repair suggestion?

[4thegirls]

Looks like a screw came out that attaches the rub rail to the boat. Storm knocked my boat around the other night. I noticed that there was a center strip that either slides out or pops out. Not sure if I can pop out the center piece and re-screw it to a another spot next to the old hole. Does anyone have suggestion on the best way to repair.

 

[Bryan 2530]

You need to pull the center and refasten the rail, you may need to go to a bigger screw, redrill or do a fiberglass repair depending on the damage.

 

[4thegirls]

Thanks. So the center can pop out? That's great. I thought I was going to have to slide the whole center thing off.

 

[Bryan 2530]

You probably have to pull it off from the stern quarter, there should be a screw and cap system holding it at the notch in the transom, pull it up to the repair area.