| T.R | Title | User | Personal
Name | Date | Lines |
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| 797.1 | polysulfide | MSCSSE::BERENS | Alan Berens | Fri Apr 15 1988 15:09 | 7 |
| A one part polysulfide (eg, Boatlife) would be my first choice.
Polyurethanes (eg, 3M 5200) are too sticky, and removal of the stanchion
again would be extremely difficult. Silicones don't bond particularly
well.
Alan
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| 797.2 | Thanks | CSSE32::BLAISDELL | | Mon Apr 18 1988 09:51 | 13 |
| Thank you Alan. I bought a tube of your recommended Boatlife Boat Calk at
CADcraft Marine and the builder there seconded your recommendation. I'm glad
you mentioned polysulfide because Boatlife also has a polyurethane sealer.
FYI for Nashua Area Sailors - CADcraft is a new marine store on Progress Ave
(off Northeastern Boulevard) in Nashua. They are a boat builder (work boats)
and now have a marine store. They won't be especially useful for sailboat
specific hardware; but I think they will be useful for almost anything else.
They carry AVON dinghies, a line of good looking fibreglass dinghies, and will
order anything you need.
- Bob
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| 797.3 | puddle around the stanchion? | CADSYS::SCHUMANN | | Tue Apr 19 1988 11:40 | 7 |
| Some boats have poorly designed drainage that causes water to puddle around
stanchions while the boat is at anchor. This can allow a lot of water to
enter the boat through a very small leak. If your boat has this problem, it
may be worth fixing this in addition to re-bedding the stanchion.
--RS
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| 797.4 | LEAK PROOF | VBV01::HJOHNSON | | Fri Apr 22 1988 17:06 | 8 |
| A note on bedding.
Do not tighten the bolts when you first seat the fitting or you
will force most of the bedding compound out. Snug the fitting and
wait 24 hours, then tighten the bolts from underneath if possible
so you do not turn the bolts. By then the compound has set up enough
to stay in place and provides a much tighter seal.
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