Definitely, Bed-it is different--much stickier and flexible than most other
varieties.
I found out the hard way that the butyl tape I got somewhere else (travel
trailer store or on-line?) was much less flexible than Bed-it.
It may have been dried out or it just was made that way. Anyway, if it is not
flexible enough, it will not compress properly and will
leak.
OTOH, if you find nice flexible butyl tape which I also found on-line, it works
fine.
Charlie Nelson
cenel...@aol.com
-----Original Message-----
From: Bill Bina - gmail via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com>
To: cnc-list <cnc-list@cnc-list.com>
Cc: Bill Bina - gmail <billbinal...@gmail.com>; Jeremy Ralph
<jeremy.ra...@gmail.com>
Sent: Thu, Jul 14, 2016 1:10 pm
Subject: Re: Stus-List stanchion re-bedding (with Butyl)
Bed-it brand is distinctly not the same as the stuff found elsewhere.
Bill Bina
On 7/14/2016 1:04 PM, Jeremy Ralph via CnC-List wrote:
Ok, I'm leaning toward butyl tape now given peoples' responses and the and
Compass Marine article. I've followed Compass recommendations for other
projects (battery cable, battery monitor, mooring ball setup) and highly
regard that site.
Is there a need for marine grade (Bed-It) butyl tape, or is the stuff I
can get at glass or RV stores here in Vancouver BC going to be okay?
Waiting for delivery of Bed-It will delay my project, but I'd rather do
it correctly than quickly.
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