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Maybe I'll be okay then... thanks for sharing your experience.
In Response To: I disagree with Maine Sail on the suitability of the butyl caulk ()
Neither of the things I bedded with the butyl caulk would cause a major crisis if they leaked, so maybe I'll wait and see with the butyl caulk I have on them now. Sounds like there's a chance they'll be good.
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- ports
- Use butyl rubber calk or tape
- get it here
- What have you used this on? Time frame?
- I am using this on my Ariel right now.....
- Hmmm. It sounds 'easy'...speaking of why things take so long....
- P.S. Ain't it the trut'! Each idea leads to another and another and before long you rebuilt the boat.
- Agreed, although you do still have to have other stuff for...
- Yes, the "never again" was a bit of an exaggeration
- Sometimes you need "splooge", you can't get that with this.
- You may already know about this, but there is also butyl caulk in a tube.
- I didn't CCA.
- Red Devil is one maker; also Ace brand.
- Red Devil is better
- I try to buy it locally, but sometimes it's hard to find. Just in case this helps someone: Amazon has Red Devil butyl.
- Most states...
- Hmmm, so you find that it doesn't keep water out effectively?
- I disagree with Maine Sail on the suitability of the butyl caulk
- Maybe I'll be okay then... thanks for sharing your experience.
- Don't re-bed...
- I disagree with Maine Sail on the suitability of the butyl caulk
- On this note...
- Hmmm, so you find that it doesn't keep water out effectively?
- Most states...
- I try to buy it locally, but sometimes it's hard to find. Just in case this helps someone: Amazon has Red Devil butyl.
- Red Devil is better
- Red Devil is one maker; also Ace brand.
- I didn't CCA.
- You may already know about this, but there is also butyl caulk in a tube.
- Hmmm. It sounds 'easy'...speaking of why things take so long....
- Hey Westie, I have some.
- I am using this on my Ariel right now.....
- How temperature dependent is this butyl for installation?
- I replaced the fixed ports on my C&C27 last summer
- Use butyl rubber calk or tape
(Just had the topic on my mind as I was deciding what to use for fuel fills)