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[Re: Keith]
#208800 04/18/10 07:43 AM 04/18/10 07:43 AM |
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Posts: 12,310 South Carolina | I used a silicon based caulk - It was nearly impossible to remove the original mast base because I believe it was installed with 5200...I thought I was going to destroy the mast. I finally got it though.
There's plenty of surface area for sealant...no need to go with anything extreme.
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#208801 04/18/10 07:50 AM 04/18/10 07:50 AM |
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Posts: 3,224 Roanoke Island ,N.C. | I'd do 4200, It's made to be removable and seems to hold up a little better than silicone. As long as it's sealed it probably doesn't matter, though.
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The cure for anything is salt water - sweat, tears, or the sea Isak Dinesen If a man is to be obsessed by something.... I suppose a boat is as good as anything... perhaps a bit better than most. E. B. White
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[Re: Keith]
#208808 04/18/10 09:14 AM 04/18/10 09:14 AM |
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Posts: 3,224 Roanoke Island ,N.C. | I'd seal everything. If you go turtle you'll wish you had. 4200 is removable, I've used it plenty in the past. 5200 is a bear.Like I said before, your just sealing not bonding so either would probably be fine. I just feel better using an overpriced product that was made for that application, and it seems to hold up well. I rarely use silicone because it seems to peel off rather quickly.
"I said, now, I said ,pay attention boy!"
The cure for anything is salt water - sweat, tears, or the sea Isak Dinesen If a man is to be obsessed by something.... I suppose a boat is as good as anything... perhaps a bit better than most. E. B. White
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[Re: Keith]
#208868 04/19/10 10:53 AM 04/19/10 10:53 AM |
Joined: Jun 2001 Posts: 12,310 South Carolina Jake
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Posts: 12,310 South Carolina | I would use epoxy stick to fill onthe holes.
Are you converting to the infusion style downhaul or cutting those ears off?
(work just cutoff our forum access through our firewalls - so my interaction will be throgh a phone and with typos !)
Jake Kohl | | | Re: Best Goop for Mast Base
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#208904 04/19/10 08:06 PM 04/19/10 08:06 PM |
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Posts: 3,224 Roanoke Island ,N.C. | Converting to full infusion style. Drilled lots o' rivets out. Moving the rotation arm down, using the halyard sheave in the new mast base. Pulled the old halyard block and rotation blocks off the front beam. Have to mock things up to see where to reattach the cleats for the downhaul.
So, I went with Todd's advice - 4200. Hopefully I'll have moved to a new F-20 before I need to pull it apart! ;-) Sealed up the two bolt holes with silicon. Maybe we can split one(F20)
"I said, now, I said ,pay attention boy!"
The cure for anything is salt water - sweat, tears, or the sea Isak Dinesen If a man is to be obsessed by something.... I suppose a boat is as good as anything... perhaps a bit better than most. E. B. White
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#208911 04/20/10 12:33 AM 04/20/10 12:33 AM |
Joined: Jun 2001 Posts: 1,459 Annapolis,MD Keith OP
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Posts: 1,459 Annapolis,MD | Converting to full infusion style. Drilled lots o' rivets out. Moving the rotation arm down, using the halyard sheave in the new mast base. Pulled the old halyard block and rotation blocks off the front beam. Have to mock things up to see where to reattach the cleats for the downhaul.
So, I went with Todd's advice - 4200. Hopefully I'll have moved to a new F-20 before I need to pull it apart! ;-) Sealed up the two bolt holes with silicon. Maybe we can split one(F20) That's a deal! We'll just have to work out whether you move north or I move south so we can sail the thing! | | |
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