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That's what mine looks like when I first hit the water. I stand in it, I walk around it, and I'm not worried about it's durability at first. As I stay out on the water, it starts bowing. Like someone standing on a beam or whatnot. I get out of work tomorrow morning, and I'll be hitting up home depot and harbor freight before I even get home. If you guys know what kind of epoxy, glue, whatever to use, I'm all ears. Any tips are welcome to. I'm not getting rid of my boat if I can help it.

They aren't taking water, that much I'm sure of. That's what I thought at first, so I pulled the drain plug and tipped it. Not even a drop. I'll be dealing with this tomorrow and Tuesday, so I'll give a better update. Hopefully no else has to experience this embarrassing headache.

Yeah, collapsed is about the beat way to describe it. It's the same appearance like when someone is sitting in a half deflated inner tube. There are a couple screw holes in the flir from what I assume to be an attempt at adding pedestal seats. I siliconed them, but never patched them. I think I may end up getting that plastic patch kit and really giving this thing a once over.If I have the collapsing issue again, I'll take some pictures. Yesterday it happened after 45 minutes, but I'm hoping that me sealing the rail helped out. The rubrail isn't as tight and secure as I'd imagine it should be. Thanks again for your input! I'll probably by a new rubrail just in case. EDIT: Okay, I'm at work today, but I had my girlfriend measure the boat for me. Turns out this boat is mislabeled. I looked at a few pictures, making sure my boat was the same as the one I was buying parts for. I have a 10E. Also, I never really looked at how the rubrail looked on a new boat. The one I have is definitely a mickey mouse repair. Previous owner used rivets with Nickel-sized heads on them, every foot or so. Also, I don't think he properly glued the upper and lower sections together before replacing the rubrail. I'll have to order the new rail and reglue this thing back together. Most likely, I'm going to pull the old rail off, clean the sections of old glue, lightly sand the area that I'm going to put the adhesive on (better grip, I hope), and then glue and clamp it together. Let it sit overnight, check out how it set, and then wait for the rubrail to arrive.

Okay, I've read most of the posts on this forum, and I haven't seen anyone with this problem. I'll provide as much information as I can, and hopefully I can fix it with help from y'all. I bought a used Bass Raider 8E last year, late in the season. I've gone out on it a few times and it holds up fairly decent, however, there have been plenty of times when the pontoons/sides stay to sink in. The best way I can describe it is like they are going flat or there is too much weight in the middle. Now, I'm fairly certain I'm not overloading it. I weigh 225lbs, and with battery, tackle and trolling motor, I'm not even close to being over the weight limit. After the last time I went out last year, I took off half the rubber rail. I used a silicone sealer, that I've used for industrial applications in the past, and some toggle bolts to reseal the seam. Today I went out on the water for the first time this season, and I d**n near feel in the lake because the pontoon collapsed on me. So, my question to the community is what should I do at this point? I'd like to fix it rather than replace it. Should I just remove the entire rubber rail and reseal the whole thing? Does anyone know if I can buy a new rubber rail?