When I re-bedded mine, (twice) I used 5200. Right now a pack of angry wolves want to jump all over me for saying this, (BUT DON’T!) because it works for me.
The reason I used 5200 is the rails get stepped on sideways quite often, and I want it to be a structural part of the cabintop, not just held down with screws which want to bend when someone steps on them sideways. A year after I re-bedded them, I found myself in a major refit, painting the decks, new hardware, etc. I had very little trouble removing them with a thin putty knife heated with a heat gun. They are still fine and dry and solid after 10 years. Probably no one else on the list shares this view, but Like my old man used to say, ‘everybody thinks different’ Bill Coleman C&C 39 Erie, PA From: CnC-List [mailto:cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com] On Behalf Of Richard N. Bush via CnC-List Sent: Thursday, October 15, 2015 10:11 AM To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com Cc: Richard N. Bush Subject: Re: Stus-List rebedding hatch Where does re-bedding handrails (teak) fit into this discussion? Thanks Richard 1985 C&C 37 CB; Ohio River, Mile 584; Richard N. Bush 2950 Breckenridge Lane, Suite Nine Louisville, Kentucky 40220-1462 502-584-7255 -----Original Message----- From: Ron Ricci via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> To: 'Joel Aronson' <joel.aron...@gmail.com>; cnc-list <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> Cc: Ron Ricci <rvri...@gmail.com> Sent: Thu, Oct 15, 2015 9:53 am Subject: Re: Stus-List rebedding hatch Joel, I’ve used butyl tape for a deck hatch, baby stay track and pedestal guard deck mount brackets. It did the job and remains pliable forever. The hardest part of rebidding was to remove the old sealant which cracks with age. My understanding is some 3M products adhere to the gelcoat better than the gelcoat adheres to the fiberglass. I worked a sharpened putty knife between the item and the deck so as to cut the sealant. Here’s a great article on using butyl tape: http://forums.sailboatowners.com/index.php?threads/bedding-deck-hardware-with-bed-it-butyl-tape.117172/#post-705340. It is available from http://www.pbase.com/mainecruising/butyl_tape. Good luck, Ron Ron Ricci S/V Patriot C&C 37+ Bristol, RI ron.ri...@1968.usna.com From: Joel Aronson [mailto:joel.aron...@gmail.com <mailto:joel.aron...@gmail.com?> ] Sent: Thursday, October 15, 2015 8:14 AM To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com Subject: Stus-List rebedding hatch All, I'll be replacing the front hatch with a Lewmar hatch. Which sealant should I use? Sikaflex, Lifecaulk, something else? I need to overdrill, epoxy and redrill the new screw holes, correct? Joel 35/3 Annapolis -- Joel 301 541 8551 _______________________________________________ Email address: CnC-List@cnc-list.com To change your list preferences, including unsubscribing -- go to the bottom of page at: http://cnc-list.com/mailman/listinfo/cnc-list_cnc-list.com
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