My dodger maker swears by butyl tape. I'm intimidated by it, but we'll see.
Josh Muckley S/V Sea Hawk 1989 C&C 37+ Solomons, MD On Sep 8, 2014 12:05 PM, "Steve Thomas via CnC-List" <[email protected]> wrote: > I just did mine and I confess that I used silicone on the screw threads > since I had it out and had been using it to re-mount the teak slide rails > to the plexiglass. I don't usually have silicone on the boat because I > don't find it very effective, but it was the only thing that would look > right in this case. Normally I would use 4200 or 4000uv. In this case the > screw penetrations are under the hood and not likely to get hit with a lot > of water anyway, so I figured it would be good enough. I did put a drop of > Captain Tolley's Creeping Crack Cure on the screw heads, as I have found > that stuff to help with window leaks, and deck leaks in general. > > Steve Thomas > C&C27 MKIII > > ----- Original Message ----- From: "Michael Crombie via CnC-List" < > [email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Monday, September 08, 2014 10:41 AM > Subject: Stus-List Companionway hood > > > > A couple of the screws are loose on my companionway hood, so I am planning > on removing it and giving it a good cleaning (and cleaning the gunk > underneath it). > > What type of sealant should i put into the screwholes when I put it back > on? 4200? Silicon? Any advice would be appreciated. > > There seemed to be quite the debate a few years ago about whether to seal > the entire underside or not. Mine only appears to have sealant around the > screws and i don't have any leaks (at least not around the companionway!) , > so I'll probably stick with that method. > > Thanks, > > Mike > Atacama C&C 33 Mk II > Toronto > Sent wirelessly from my BlackBerry device on the Bell network. > Envoyé sans fil par mon terminal mobile BlackBerry sur le réseau de Bell. > _______________________________________________ > This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album > > Email address: > [email protected] > To change your list preferences, including unsubscribing -- go bottom of > page at: > http://cnc-list.com/mailman/listinfo/cnc-list_cnc-list.com > > > > _______________________________________________ > This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album > > Email address: > [email protected] > To change your list preferences, including unsubscribing -- go bottom of > page at: > http://cnc-list.com/mailman/listinfo/cnc-list_cnc-list.com > >
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