Adam,The VHB tape is only what holds the port light in place. It is the Dow Corning that does the actual sealing. I am experimenting with installing my new port lights, on my LF39, only during the cool part of the day and keeping the plexiglass out of the Sun as much as possible. On my last boat, LF38, I installed them during the hottest part of the day, and after some time I found a couple of leaks. These were where I had less than a 1/4 inch gap for sealant. My thinking on this is that the plexiglass expands when hot. I figure it is better to squeeze the sealant than have the plexiglass pull away when in shrinks when cool. I also rough up the edges and anywhere the sealant will be, along with minimum 1/4 inch gap. I am replacing both side port lights 6ft long by 8 inches tall, and 3 hatch lenses. FWIW.
Sent from my T-Mobile 4G LTE DeviceDoug Mountjoy POYC Pegasus (for sale) Lf38 Rebecca Leah LF39 -------- Original message --------From: Adam Hayden via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> Date: 8/13/17 05:53 (GMT-08:00) To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com Cc: Adam Hayden <hayden.a...@hotmail.com> Subject: Stus-List Port replacement Hey all. I am finally going to replace the ports in my C&C 36. I know this has been discussed at length. Just quickly will the 3M vhb tape work and does it seal as well. Thanks Adam Hayden Get Outlook for Android
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