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All this talk got me to thinking. Why do so many like 5200?
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I personally don't like it very much. There are a few places I've used it but not very frequently.

When we purchased our boat, a previous owner used 5200 to re-bed the 9 large salon windows we have. It took me almost 3 weeks to get them out and when I finally did I had to rebuild the seat around all the windows as the 5200 took some fiberglass with it. On top of that I had to destroy the frames that go on the outside while taking them off. Because of that I had to have new ones made. I guess that was a plus though as I had some beautiful stainless steel ones made giving it a more upscale look. ( Should be for $5,000.00 )

So,,,, why do some of you guys like 5200 so much? Seems to me there are other much better options.

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