Caulking is an ok and very temporary repair but only if you want to do the job every 5 months. I removed Wild Rover's toe rails and re-bed with 1/8 butyl tape 5 years ago and have had no problems. I would use 1/16 if I did it again but at least I know I can do it again as I did not use and marine adhesive. The black toe rail expands and contracts a lot and at a different ratio than the fibreglass so I figured the highly flexible butyl would be the best choice. I'm glad I did it. As the years go on I know I'll need to torque the bolts a bit and eventually re-do but that's boat ownership. Maintenance never stops.
Brent D s/v Wild Rover Lake Winnipeg C&C 27-5 Sent from my iPhone On 2013-08-26, at 2:25 PM, Ed Dooley <edoo...@madriver.com> wrote: > I’m not an expert in this at all, but when I first thought of doing it on my > 24’, and using > something out of a tube, I was told by many to use marine grade butyl tape, > nothing else. > Ed > > > > From: <cnc-list-requ...@cnc-list.com> > > I need to recaulk the toerails on my 32' C&C. My thought is to remove the > bolts, clean out all the old material between the underside of the deck and > the rubrail and between the bottom of the toerail and the top of the deck. I > would use Skiaflex to reseal these areas and Buytul tape for the bolt holes. > Any thoughts, experiences? > Jesse A. Rieber > Witch of the Westmoreland > 32' C&C, Cotuit, Cape Cod, MA > _______________________________________________ > This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album > http://www.cncphotoalbum.com > CnC-List@cnc-list.com
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