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
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