Stus-List repacking toe rails

I am going to recaulk the toe rails and hull to deck joint on my 32' C After long consideration I will be doing this with butyl tape from Compass Marine. I would be pleased to hear any advice I can get on this process, particularly placing the tape between the top lip of the hull and the

Re: Stus-List repacking toe rails

Jesse: I have a 1984 C 32.my boat has butyl in the deck joint.boat is still quite dry and I have not torqued the bolt/nut in the 10 years I have owned it. Have you done this and your boat is still leaking? ROb Abbott AZURA C 32 - 84 Halifax, N.S. On 2016-02-11 3:28 PM, Jesse A.

Re: Stus-List repacking toe rails

I tightened all toe rail bolts during Christmas vacation. None of the bolts spun as I tightened from below. This seems to have eliminated all water ingress from topsides. I would try that before I tore into the deck/hull joint. Rick Bushie Anchovy Sent from my iPhone

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It doesn't hurt to apply Captain Tolleys right to the screw head, it seems to seep in and form some sort of seal, I did it on Alianna, at first it's white but that goes away Dwight Veinot C 35 MKII, Alianna Head of St. Margaret's Bay, NS d.ve...@bellaliant.net On Thu, Feb 11, 2016 at 6:47 PM,

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I’ve been working on my C keel/deck joint too Dwight, even though I can’t prove the K/D joint is leaking. I have been plugging away at it whenever the mood strikes me; I find that the vast majority of the fasteners do not spin when I tighten them from below. Regards, Mike Amirault C Lovely

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Any that do spin may subsequently leak. That is why the recommended method is to immobilize the screw from above as you tighten the nut below. Bill Bina On 2/11/2016 5:22 PM, Mike Amirault via CnC-List wrote: I’ve been working on my C keel/deck joint too Dwight, even though I can’t prove the

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have you tried torquing the toe rail fastens...C puts lots of butyl in there when mine was built and a selective area re torquing stoped the leaksI'll do the rest when I get up the spirit hits me or if a leak developes, also used Captain Tolleys creeping crack cure from the outside along the

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Just apply several applications of Captain Tolleys Creeping Crack Cure over several days and go sailing. Dennis C. Sent from my iPhone > On Feb 11, 2016, at 1:28 PM, "Jesse A. Rieber via CnC-List" > wrote: > > I am going to recaulk the toe rails and hull to deck