Fwiw Joel my ‘85 has factory installed butyl still going strong and more importantly when I do repair something it cleans off with varsol and a toothbrush (after 30 years it’s still pliable!) It is easily replaced, without masking, gloves or nasty solvents for cleanup. The partly used roll sits in a ziploc bag ready for the next project. My thoughts are similar to Chuck’s. I started sailing in the late 80s when the fancy 3m and sika adhesives and sealants were the rage, and butyl wasn’t. And now butyl’s back….. (I pity whoever has to repair the boat I owned back then!). Those higher tech materials have their applications but my default is butyl for sure.
Agreed on the link provided - the gentleman ‘mainesail’ who does that site knows his stuff, he thinks before he writes and is very informative. Dave Windstar 33-2 Sent from my iPhone > On Aug 9, 2021, at 8:29 PM, Joel Delamirande via CnC-List > <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > > > I’m surprised for butyl tape don’t know if it really stop leak > I had that all over my boat and I had to redo my deck > Hopefully 4200 will go a long way > >> On Mon, Aug 9, 2021 at 5:31 PM CHARLES SCHEAFFER via CnC-List >> <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: >> I'm using butyl for the first time and learning to like it. I'm refitting >> my boat outside and have to work around humidity, blazing sun and wind and >> rain. Another Butyl advantage is that it never cures or gets hard, so you >> can prepare deck hardware, (wrap some butyl around each fastener), inside >> the cabin at night, or at home while having an adult beverage and install it >> the next day, or bag it and install it days later or whenever weather >> conditions are better. >> >> Before butyl, I had success using 3M 4200 and 4000UV but once open, you have >> to use the tube within 24 hours or toss it. They are good products, and >> quicker than butyl, but incur some waste and that makes them very expensive. >> I save them for thruhulls and deck fills. >> >> Chuck S >> >> >> >> >>> On 08/09/2021 1:47 PM Martin DeYoung via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> >>> wrote: >>> >>> >>> I second Chuck’s comments, I have used 3 rolls of the Bed-It butyl tape >>> during Calypso’s restoration. >>> >>> Martin DeYoung >>> Calypso >>> 1971 C&C 43 >>> Seattle/Port Townsend’s yard >>> >>>> On Aug 9, 2021, at 5:18 AM, CHARLES SCHEAFFER via CnC-List >>>> <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: >>>> >>>> Hey guys, >>>> FWIW, I just rebed my chainplates and some deck hardware using Bed-It >>>> Butyl Tape and the link below provided some tips that really helped and I >>>> thought I'd share. >>>> >>>> https://marinehowto.com/bed-it-tape/ >>>> >>>> Chuck S >>>> Thanks to all of the subscribers that contributed to the list to help with >>>> the costs involved. If you want to show your support to the list - use >>>> PayPal to send contribution -- https://www.paypal.me/stumurray Thanks - >>>> Stu >>> Thanks to all of the subscribers that contributed to the list to help with >>> the costs involved. If you want to show your support to the list - use >>> PayPal to send contribution -- https://www.paypal.me/stumurray Thanks - Stu >> Thanks to all of the subscribers that contributed to the list to help with >> the costs involved. If you want to show your support to the list - use >> PayPal to send contribution -- https://www.paypal.me/stumurray Thanks - >> Stu > -- > Joel Delamirande > > www.jdroofing.ca > > Thanks to all of the subscribers that contributed to the list to help with > the costs involved. If you want to show your support to the list - use > PayPal to send contribution -- https://www.paypal.me/stumurray Thanks - Stu
Thanks to all of the subscribers that contributed to the list to help with the costs involved. If you want to show your support to the list - use PayPal to send contribution -- https://www.paypal.me/stumurray Thanks - Stu
