Re: [Cal_Boats] Hatch Seal

Wilkie- Are you talking about the rubber seal around the rim of the hatch that seals out the elements when you close the hatch or the sealant that keeps water out where the hatch meets the deck? 5200 is for stuff you never plan on replacing and 4200 stays more pliable. I don't use 5200 for anything. "Anti-bond" will loosen 5200 however should you need to. Paul West Adventure Kwest '80 Cal 39

I remember watching a guy try and get the lead keel off his boat that had been attached with 5200. He had all the keel bolts out and the boat up on stands but nothing he could do would remove the keel. I was done and left the yard and he hadn't gotten it off. I used 5200 to attach the soap holder grab bar in my shower when it fell off. Works great for things like that. 4200 is like Silkaflex 291. I use it when I can't get Silkaflex. Allen On Sun, Nov 15, 2009 at 6:04 PM, <pw… [at] aol.com> wrote: > > > Wilkie- > > Are you talking about the rubber seal around the rim of the hatch that > seals out the elements when you close the hatch or the sealant that keeps > water out where the hatch meets the deck? > > 5200 is for stuff you never plan on replacing and 4200 stays more pliable. > I don't use 5200 for anything. "Anti-bond" will loosen 5200 however should > you need to. > > Paul West > Adventure Kwest > '80 Cal 39 > > >

I spent a good part of the day cutting and pulling strands of 5200 from the keel to hull joint, only to discover it was about 1/2 to 3/4 " deep, beyond that, the joint was full of tar, I had a blast getting that out. I will be working on removing the keel tomorrow, that should be fun. BTW, anyone see the fight last night? Our boy, Cotto, got his butt kicked by Manny. I was rooting for Cotto, but my money was on Manny! What can I say, I was raised in PR, boxing is in our blood... Jeff On Nov 15, 2009, at 10:34 PM, Allen Edwards <al… [at] PaloAltoPhoto.com> wrote: I remember watching a guy try and get the lead keel off his boat that had been attached with 5200. He had all the keel bolts out and the boat up on stands but nothing he could do would remove the keel. I was done and left the yard and he hadn't gotten it off. I used 5200 to attach the soap holder grab bar in my shower when it fell off. Works great for things like that. 4200 is like Silkaflex 291. I use it when I can't get Silkaflex. Allen On Sun, Nov 15, 2009 at 6:04 PM, <pw… [at] aol.com> wrote: Wilkie- Are you talking about the rubber seal around the rim of the hatch that seals out the elements when you close the hatch or the sealant that keeps water out where the hatch meets the deck? 5200 is for stuff you never plan on replacing and 4200 stays more pliable. I don't use 5200 for anything. "Anti-bond" will loosen 5200 however should you need to. Paul West Adventure Kwest '80 Cal 39

On Cal Gal, we have no seals on the stock hatches, and the hatches don't leak. I don't like gluing foam, it is just messy, and always fails. Have you looked into this solution? Clips the the edge of the hatch door. [http://www.automobiletrim.com/images/dimensions.gif]<http://www.automobiletrim.com/trunk-seal.html#>[http://www.automobiletrim.com/images/trunkseals/bs52.jpg] BS/52 Trunk lid seal BS/52 Trunk lid Seal DESCRIPTION: - Push on rubber 'U' trim - 0.43" (11mm) sponge rubber tube. - Flexible steel spine. - Clamps onto edges 0.5 - 2.75mm thick USE: Universal trunk lid seal. Also container seal, boat / marine seal, hatch seal etc From: Ca… [at] yahoogroups.com [mailto:Ca… [at] yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of pw… [at] aol.com Sent: Monday, November 16, 2009 2:05 AM To: Ca… [at] yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [Cal_Boats] Hatch Seal Wilkie- Are you talking about the rubber seal around the rim of the hatch that seals out the elements when you close the hatch or the sealant that keeps water out where the hatch meets the deck? 5200 is for stuff you never plan on replacing and 4200 stays more pliable. I don't use 5200 for anything. "Anti-bond" will loosen 5200 however should you need to. Paul West Adventure Kwest '80 Cal 39