Could you please resend the model of 3M tape you're using? I'd love to try that method with Plexus on my next window redo; it could save all the holding and bracing while the adhesive sets up. Thanks!
Fred Street -- Minneapolis S/V Oceanis (1979 C&C Landfall 38) -- on the hard in Bayfield, WI :^( On Mar 6, 2013, at 1:48 PM, Harry Hallgring <hhallgr...@icloud.com> wrote: > 1. prep/sand boat and plexi. > 2. Sika prime both surfaces > 3. apply tape to boat on inboard edge of opening > 4. mask everything > 5. lay bead of sealant on boat > 6. set ports > 7. finish sealant > 8. remove tape when tacky > > I don't use clamps or braces, although it wouldn't hurt. The tape holds it > in place (approx 1/16" bedding). Ports completed two seasons on MIRAGE > without incident. I have done other frameless surface mounted ports on my J > Boat the same way and it lasts. Sika is good stuff. > Harry Hallgring > hhallgr...@icloud.com
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