Re: catalina27-talk: Teak Hand Rails

[Rudolph S. Behar]

Frank, An additional suggesstion for all rebeddings: Use a good caulk, but not too good, ie, 4200 rather than 5200(ask at West).  The GE caulk is GE's best housing caulk, I believe, but it mignt not be up to the task of sailboat use. Put rather too much caulk in and around the hole, then screw the screws in until they are faily well short of tight.  24 hours later, screw rhe bolts in tight. Reason.  If you screw them in tight at first, youll squeeze out the caulk and your attachment most likely will leak.,  Waiting the day on  a loose tightening allows the caulk to set up as a permanent gasket./ Clean up with a putty knife and acetone(??)..?? because I seem to remember better sucess with mineral spirits, which gets the  overrun off without affecting deck color. RudyB..\ Phoenix, @2237 Pasadena, MD Wait a day or two before taking this or any other advice from our chat site.  If I'm wrong, we can count on those who know better than I to tell me so.  I do believe,however, I may actually be right this time Patrick R Ford wrote: Frank, The tape seems very thick. When I put mine back on I used GE Silicone clear Type I I. Comes in a caulk type tube. Put a small bead down the center and around the bolt holes. My main concern was to seal the bolt holes. What sqeezed out I cleaned with acetone. Pat Ford Seabiscuit 3692 ----- Original Message ----- From: frank hines To: catalina27-talk@memberclicks.com Sent: Saturday, March 18, 2006 11:33 AM Subject: catalina27-talk: Teak Hand Rails I just refinished  my hand rails and am ready to put them back on boat. They sure look nice.  Someone previously told me to use buytle tape to seal the rail when I put them back on. My question now is:   do I put the tape on the rail bottoms and how thick?  I had to buy enough tape to do a thousand boats.  The tape is about 3/16 thick but very pliable so I could spread it thin.   My take on this is that I should put it on thin because when I tighten the rails, the butyle will seep out and form its own thickness. Any suggestion from you experts?   Frank Hines #6607 First Luff