I had to straighten a bit of my toe rail. I took it off to do so. 15 feet (one length) came off – about 55 bolts. Couldn’t get to some easily, should have removed the shelf in the vee berth area. A bear…. Two people about 5 hours.
But, two long strips of butyl, each bolt head coated with butyl (paint thinner takes that stuff off nicely) and careful tightening and another five or so hours with two people…. Not fun. Gary Nylander 30-1 From: CnC-List [mailto:cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com] On Behalf Of Charlie Nelson via CnC-List Sent: Tuesday, October 3, 2017 5:11 PM To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com Cc: cenel...@aol.com Subject: Re: Stus-List Toe rail leak Good luck with any 'spot' repairs. The yard just fixed a collision based leak of longstanding on my starboard bow quarter hull-deck joint and had to remove the bolts back to about mid-ship to get enough separation to reach the joint. This was about 6-8 times the length of the leaking portion of the joint. On my boat, the toe rail is held on by the same bolts that hold the deck onto the hull. Of course if its just the toe-rail (unlikely IMHO), removal doesn't require getting to and fixing any leaks at the hull-deck joint--but the bolts have to come off/be loosened either way. If the rail was laid up with butyl, you may be able to squeeze it down by tightening only--but you must not allow the bolt to turn, only the nut, since the butyl seal depends on even pressure and turning the bolt may cause the butyl to separate. In any case, you are looking at a 2 person job of many hours, assuming the nuts are all accessible without dismantling part of the inside of the cabin. Also remember if you replace the butyl, tighten it up at least twice with a day or so between to allow the butyl to well set during the 2nd tightening. As the butyl 'oozes' out of the joint with pressure, the joint may become physically loose again or at least it will not be as tight as it was after the first tightening. FWIW Charlie Nelson Water Phantom 1995 C&C 36 XL/kcb cenel...@aol.com <mailto:cenel...@aol.com> -----Original Message----- From: Christian Planton via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com <mailto:cnc-list@cnc-list.com> > To: cnc-list <cnc-list@cnc-list.com <mailto:cnc-list@cnc-list.com> > Cc: Christian Planton <plant...@wiltonps.org <mailto:plant...@wiltonps.org> > Sent: Tue, Oct 3, 2017 4:50 pm Subject: Stus-List Toe rail leak I know my toe rail leaks in a couple of places. Has anybody redone the whole thing? If yes about how much time did it take you? I am going to try to tighten the bolts first. If that doesn't work I'm going to take out each bolt and try to get in there as much B-tape as possible and then tighten. Any other thoughts or suggestions? Christian Peer Gynt 1980 C&C 34 Wilton Public Schools is transitioning e-mail systems. Effective immediately, please update your contact list to reflect the new e-mail address plant...@wiltonps.org <mailto:plant...@wiltonps.org> . _______________________________________________ The bills have started coming in for the year 2018 and have gone up again. October will be our fund raising month. Please consider sending a small contribution to help keep this list running. Use PayPal to send contribution -- https://www.paypal.me/stumurray All contributions are greatly appreciated!
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