You might find grooves in the base of the winch which should be kept clear of butyl to allow water to drain out of the body of the winch. Otherwise water pools up to, maybe, the level of the lower gear sets.
Ed On Wed, Apr 10, 2024, 7:21 p.m. Dean McNeill via CnC-List < cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > Thanks for the great advice folks… Butyl tape (and nothing else) it is! > Dean > > BarraWind > 1980 C&C 34 > Halifax NS > > On Apr 10, 2024, at 8:13 PM, Jeffrey A. Laman <jlam...@outlook.com> wrote: > > Butyl is by far the best option. Removal of winch in future will be far > easier. Butyl is an excellent sealant. There is no reason to overdo the > sealing here anyway. Leaks drip down to bilge without adversely affecting > anything. > > Jeff Laman > 1981 C&C34 Harmony > Ludington, Mich > > Get Outlook for Android <https://aka.ms/AAb9ysg> > ------------------------------ > *From:* Dean McNeill via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> > *Sent:* Wednesday, April 10, 2024 5:42:22 PM > *To:* Stus-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> > *Cc:* Dean McNeill <d...@deanmc.ca> > *Subject:* Stus-List Winch Sealant suggestions > > I mentioned a while back I was planning on replacing my old Barient > primary winches…. well I’ve got a pair of new Harken 46 ST’s ready to go. > I’ve removed the old winches, sealed the old holes, have starboard backing > plates (probably overkill) and I'm ready to go. > > Wondering what you folks suggest for sealing under new winches, between > winch base and fibreglass of cockpit? Old winches didn’t seem to have > anything other than a bit of Butyl Tape around and in the bolt holes. > > Should I just do the same (appears to be solid fibreglass with no wood > core at all under the winches). I’ve thought of putting some 5200 under > bases, but I never like using that under something I may need to remove > someday! Should I use 4200? Or something else? > > What says the C&C brain trust? > > Thanks, Dean > > BarraWind > 1980 C&C 34 > Halifax NS > Please show your appreciation for this list and the Photo Album site and > help me pay the associated bills. Make a contribution at: > > https://na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.paypal.me%2Fstumurray&data=05%7C02%7C%7C77d374048f38413585fc08dc59a72b03%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7C1%7C0%7C638483821728002166%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=QIGFZKY7gwts9Si0ie99atJGKvglYrLAXRbcVX8NaeI%3D&reserved=0 > <https://www.paypal.me/stumurray> > Thanks for your help. > Stu > > > Please show your appreciation for this list and the Photo Album site and > help me pay the associated bills. Make a contribution at: > https://www.paypal.me/stumurray > Thanks for your help. > Stu
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