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
