It's a crappy job but the hours put in will save you misery down the road. Re-bed the toe rail. Find a friend and the two of you remove it from tip to tail. Clean the surfaces very well. Place butyl tape on the toe rail and re-apply. I used 1/8 butyl on mine and its been squishing out a little every year since. 1/16 may be better. It can be bought at any window supplier, adhesive supplier or RV centre. Stay away from silicone at all costs. It is a sealant only, not an adhesive and it only works were the joint is not exposed to the weather. Exposed silicone will collect dirt and peel off within a year or two. If you need to silicone seal a fitting, place the goo on it, tighten the fitting just a bit and let it harden, then tighten it all up later. Think of it as a gasket material only. For a stronger adhesive bond use a polyurethane like 3M 4200. This stuff sets up fairly hard but can be removed. Stay away from 3M 5200 as it will never come apart.
Cheers Brent Driedger C&C 27-V s/V Wild Rover On 2012-09-08, at 7:37 PM, Helen Abbott wrote: > Robert: > > 1. Use this contact for your hatch repair: > > gcha...@hhns.ca > > 2. Butyl tape for the toerail sealant.....if the yacht shop doesn't have any, > check out the RV dealers. > > 3. Running rigging.....you will figure that out. > > Bob Abbott > AZURA > C&C 32 - 84 > Halifax, N.S. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On 2012/09/08 5:21 PM, Robert Coffelt wrote: >> Being new to this please excuse my inevitable inaccurate use of >> nomenclature. I am, however, a retired aircraft mechanic so I do have a good >> knowledge of machinery so I'm hoping that will aid me in getting and keeping >> my new, to me, boat operating well. I have many questions and here's a >> couple to start. >> 1. Hatch repair. I can't find mfg. or model. I do need a new round seal and >> the bottom fitting on the extension strut. The fitting is cracked. The seal >> is as good as gone. It would also be nice to replace the glass and be able >> to see the world through it. I've found various seal materials on line some >> out of this world expensive. >> >> 2. A good sealant for inbd. side of the toe rail. The previous owner has >> used West Marine sealant (silicone) and is coming off. Is there a better >> product that will last a year or so until I can rebed the toe rails? 3M 5200 >> perhaps? >> >> 3. Good source for lines. The halyards and sheets need replacement. Once >> again I've been on line looking. There is such a variety where to start? I >> would require type, length, diameter and some splicing information. The >> slicing I would leave to a pro. >> >> That's enough for a start. I'll be using this boat on the Columbia and >> Willamette Rivers no salt. I'm a photographer, hobby, and I think this boat >> will make a great platform for photographing the wildlife, people, shipping >> etc. and just plain exploring. I welcome all knowledge and opinions on the >> above. >> >> Bob C >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album >> http://www.cncphotoalbum.com >> CnC-List@cnc-list.com > > _______________________________________________ > This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album > http://www.cncphotoalbum.com > CnC-List@cnc-list.com
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