I wish I would have discovered butyl years ago.  I traditionally used life 
caulk and redid it when it looked like it needed.  My advice to C&C35-1 owners 
is to remove the teak cover off the cabin side of the upper shroud chain plate 
to look for leakage.

Neil Schiller
1983 C&C 35-3, #28
“Grace”
Whitehall, Michigan
WLYC

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> On Apr 10, 2018, at 7:54 AM, Dennis C. via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> 
> wrote:
> 
> In my opinion, the issue with many sealants is they "cure" or set.  So a 
> polyurethane or silicone sets and becomes less flexible.  Further, many of 
> those sealants do not adhere tenaciously to metal.
> 
> Butyl tape, on the other hand, remains sticky and pliable for a long, long 
> time.  That means it will flex with any movement in the hardware without 
> breaking the seal.
> 
> I still use LifeSeal for many applications where there is little potential 
> for movement.  But I'm switching to Butyl tape for bedding anything that may 
> flex.
> 
> Dennis C.
> Touche' 35-1 #83
> Mandeville, LA
> 
>> On Tue, Apr 10, 2018 at 9:31 AM, Nauset Beach via CnC-List 
>> <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote:
>> I have to do the same thing, again.  Used Lifecaulk in August, 2015 and 
>> noticed last month one chainplate was damp, and the boat is still under its 
>> winter cover. 
>> 
>>  
>> 
>> The Maine Sail tape seems to be the favorite bedding material of the list.  
>> What is the “life expectancy” of a chainplate seal using this material in 
>> the wild?  For bedding hardware he shows examples of 29 years, but the 
>> rigging / chainplate / deck interface does move [plus temperature variations 
>> from summer to winter plus differing expansion properties] so would guess it 
>> would take more frequent maintenance.
>> 
>>  
>> 
>> Thanks,
>> 
>> Brian
>> 
>>  
>> 
>>  
>> 
>> From: CnC-List [mailto:cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com] On Behalf Of Dennis C. 
>> via CnC-List
>> Sent: Tuesday, April 10, 2018 9:02 AM
>> To: CnClist <cnc-list@cnc-list.com>
>> Cc: Dennis C. <capt...@gmail.com>
>> Subject: Re: Stus-List Sealant for chainplates.
>> 
>>  
>> 
>> I just re-bedded Touche's chain plates with Bed-It butyl tape.  
>> 
>>  
>> 
>> http://www.pbase.com/mainecruising/butyl_tape
>> 
>>  
>> 
>> Dennis C.
>> 
>> Touche' 35-1 #83
>> 
>> Mandeville, LA
>> 
>>  
>> 
>> On Tue, Apr 10, 2018 at 7:18 AM, Glen Eddie via CnC-List 
>> <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote:
>> 
>> Can someone with a 35 mkI or II let me know the sealant used at the deck 
>> when rebedding a chainplate.  4000?
>> 
>>  
>> 
>> Your assistance is much appreciated.  
>> 
>>  
>> 
>> Glen Eddie
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