Thanks for the tip! I guess I still have lots to learn On Mon, Aug 9, 2021 at 8:52 PM Dave S <syerd...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Fwiw Joel my ‘85 has factory installed butyl still going strong and more > importantly when I do repair something it cleans off with varsol and a > toothbrush (after 30 years it’s still pliable!) It is easily replaced, > without masking, gloves or nasty solvents for cleanup. The partly used roll > sits in a ziploc bag ready for the next project. My thoughts are > similar to Chuck’s. I started sailing in the late 80s when the fancy 3m > and sika adhesives and sealants were the rage, and butyl wasn’t. And now > butyl’s back….. (I pity whoever has to repair the boat I owned back > then!). > Those higher tech materials have their applications but my default is > butyl for sure. > > Agreed on the link provided - the gentleman ‘mainesail’ who does that site > knows his stuff, he thinks before he writes and is very informative. > > Dave Windstar 33-2 > > > Sent from my iPhone > > On Aug 9, 2021, at 8:29 PM, Joel Delamirande via CnC-List < > cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > > > > I’m surprised for butyl tape don’t know if it really stop leak > I had that all over my boat and I had to redo my deck > Hopefully 4200 will go a long way > > On Mon, Aug 9, 2021 at 5:31 PM CHARLES SCHEAFFER via CnC-List < > cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > >> I'm using butyl for the first time and learning to like it. I'm >> refitting my boat outside and have to work around humidity, blazing sun and >> wind and rain. Another Butyl advantage is that it never cures or gets >> hard, so you can prepare deck hardware, (wrap some butyl around each >> fastener), inside the cabin at night, or at home while having an adult >> beverage and install it the next day, or bag it and install it days later >> or whenever weather conditions are better. >> >> Before butyl, I had success using 3M 4200 and 4000UV but once open, you >> have to use the tube within 24 hours or toss it. They are good products, >> and quicker than butyl, but incur some waste and that makes them very >> expensive. I save them for thruhulls and deck fills. >> >> Chuck S >> >> >> >> >> >> On 08/09/2021 1:47 PM Martin DeYoung via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> >> wrote: >> >> >> I second Chuck’s comments, I have used 3 rolls of the Bed-It butyl tape >> during Calypso’s restoration. >> >> Martin DeYoung >> Calypso >> 1971 C&C 43 >> Seattle/Port Townsend’s yard >> >> On Aug 9, 2021, at 5:18 AM, CHARLES SCHEAFFER via CnC-List < >> cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: >> >> Hey guys, >> FWIW, I just rebed my chainplates and some deck hardware using Bed-It >> Butyl Tape and the link below provided some tips that really helped and I >> thought I'd share. >> >> https://marinehowto.com/bed-it-tape/ >> <https://na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmarinehowto.com%2Fbed-it-tape%2F&data=04%7C01%7C%7C8fc52f229bee412ac0c508d95b2fd134%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7C1%7C0%7C637641083199832709%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&sdata=P1g51LjDRcRWefCWTOuaXsZO5f7DWIJctmlHSVKEZLk%3D&reserved=0> >> >> Chuck S >> Thanks to all of the subscribers that contributed to the list to help >> with the costs involved. If you want to show your support to the list - >> use PayPal to send contribution -- https://www.paypal.me/stumurray >> Thanks - Stu >> >> Thanks to all of the subscribers that contributed to the list to help >> with the costs involved. If you want to show your support to the list - use >> PayPal to send contribution -- https://www.paypal.me/stumurray Thanks - >> Stu >> >> Thanks to all of the subscribers that contributed to the list to help >> with the costs involved. If you want to show your support to the list - >> use PayPal to send contribution -- https://www.paypal.me/stumurray >> Thanks - Stu > > -- > Joel Delamirande > *www.jdroofing.ca <http://www.jdroofing.ca>* > > Thanks to all of the subscribers that contributed to the list to help with > the costs involved. If you want to show your support to the list - use > PayPal to send contribution -- https://www.paypal.me/stumurray Thanks > - Stu > > -- Joel Delamirande *www.jdroofing.ca <http://www.jdroofing.ca>*
Thanks to all of the subscribers that contributed to the list to help with the costs involved. If you want to show your support to the list - use PayPal to send contribution -- https://www.paypal.me/stumurray Thanks - Stu
