My boatyard used roofing tape. Silicone seal the sail track at the tape and your good to go. And its cheap too.
David F. Risch
(401) 419-4650 (cell)
Agreed as to sealing the slot, but the nice thing is on ours that the spar manufacturer thoughtfully filled the slot below the boom vang attachment, so it makes for a nice smooth penetration through the deck.
Still wondering about better tape options, though...
Also don’t forget that if you are keel stepped AND have a mast slot for slugs on your mainsail luff. Darn near impossible to seal that channel with just the boot tape.
Neil Andersen 20691 Jamieson Rd Rock Hall, MD 21661
Under “other solutions,” I use a Spartite plug at the partners which, in addition to holding the mast in place, also keeps water out. Sent: Monday, November 13, 2017 2:25 PM Subject: Stus-List Mast Boot Tape Hello all, I was wondering if some of you may have some insights regarding mast boot tape. We have had a slight leak around the base of the mast since we bought the boat in February. I pulled off a mass of old tape which was peeling anyway, and applied Rubbaweld Mast Boot Tape with somewhat marginal success (it was my first attempt). In that since I was doing the job single handed, I had to start by taping the end of the tape to the mast with duct tape to hold it while I pulled it tight. I also found it was kind of a pain to have to pull off liner from the tape surface simultaneously while pulling on the tape hard enough to activate the adhesive and get it to bind. It was also pretty difficult to get a good span from the base of the mast deck entrance to the mast itself, and I had difficulty getting the tape to fuse into a nice tight end. In the end, the stuff appears to be about the same as what came off, which looked perpetually dirty.
I understand this is mostly an issue of user error, but It seems to me there must be a better solution. For example, anyone ever try white shrinkwrap tape? It would seem ideal - waterproof, sticks to boat hulls well, doesn't leave sticky residue, is UV resistant, and would stay much cleaner.
Any other solutions?
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