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Advice please bow rail mounting plate sealant?

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HG02
HG02
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HG02 HG02
VIC, 5814 posts
12 Jun 2015 10:04am
I pick up my bow rails today and wondered what's sealant to use when I bolt them through the deck
southace
southace
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southace southace
SA, 4803 posts
12 Jun 2015 9:59am
Fixtech 15.
andy59
andy59
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andy59 andy59
QLD, 1156 posts
12 Jun 2015 11:32am
Can't agree more Southace.

Fixtech is the stuff i use, superstrong, easy to clean up with metho also it seems to last much longer if you only part use a tube then seal with the cap supplied.

Remember I put a clutch on back to front and had to take it off and re install it. Well the fixtech tore the gel coat off the laminate, I was amazed.
southace
southace
SA
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southace southace
SA, 4803 posts
12 Jun 2015 11:16am
Couldn't agree more with Andy!

sikaflex changed there formular over the years I believe and now it goes hard once you crack the seal.

The only problem with Fixtech I find is avaliblity in remote towns. I just paid $16 freight for two tubes but still worth it!

there was another product I think it was Profix a few years ago it had the same simualaltys as fixtech possibly the same company.
frant
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frant frant
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12 Jun 2015 12:23pm
southace said..
Couldn't agree more with Andy!

sikaflex changed there formular over the years I believe and now it goes hard once you crack the seal.

The only problem with Fixtech I find is avaliblity in remote towns. I just paid $16 freight for two tubes but still worth it!

there was another product I think it was Profix a few years ago it had the same simualaltys as fixtech possibly the same company.



southace said..
Couldn't agree more with Andy!

sikaflex changed there formular over the years I believe and now it goes hard once you crack the seal.

The only problem with Fixtech I find is avaliblity in remote towns. I just paid $16 freight for two tubes but still worth it!

there was another product I think it was Profix a few years ago it had the same simualaltys as fixtech possibly the same company.



Nah Silicone from Bunnings is best.
HG02
HG02
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HG02 HG02
VIC, 5814 posts
12 Jun 2015 12:29pm
Road tech marine stock fixtech so ill drop down there
Cheers
Sorry Frant im not a fan on silicone on my boat
HG02
HG02
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HG02 HG02
VIC, 5814 posts
12 Jun 2015 12:30pm
Road tech marine stock fixtech so ill drop down there
Cheers
Sorry Frant im not a fan on silicone on my boat
southace
southace
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southace southace
SA, 4803 posts
12 Jun 2015 12:05pm
Haha you do have some kind of sense of humour frant! Good work

My Dad (a shipwright and commercial marine surveyor) was toying around with "sellys all clear" for a bit before he passed.....I think it was just all the Meds he was on as I thought it was just crap to use!
Crusoe
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Crusoe Crusoe
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12 Jun 2015 2:33pm
Brutal mastic tape. Put it on, bolt down the push pit. Clean up the excess that squeezes out. Never goes hard so it lasts a long time and the seal won't be lost if you bump the rail or tighten the bolts at at later date. I wish I had of known about it when I fitted my deck track.
andy59
andy59
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andy59 andy59
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12 Jun 2015 2:47pm
Crusoe said..
Brutal mastic tape. Put it on, bolt down the push pit. Clean up the excess that squeezes out. Never goes hard so it lasts a long time and the seal won't be lost if you bump the rail or tighten the bolts at at later date. I wish I had of known about it when I fitted my deck track.


Ha ha ha I actually googled "brutal mastic tape" thought it must have been a brand name. Google asked me did I mean Butyl Mastic Tape. Yep I think I did.
Crusoe
Crusoe
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Crusoe Crusoe
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12 Jun 2015 9:03pm
Unfortunately my proof reading is on par with my spell checker.
slammin
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slammin slammin
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13 Jun 2015 9:32am
Fixtech for me but the butyl is very popular. Beware there is butyl and butyls. The most popular is from a guy in the US which is marine specific. Easier to group buy a roll asyou won't need it all.

More info here. With link to seller.
www.sailnet.com/forums/gear-maintenance/83369-butyl-tape-issue.html
HG02
HG02
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HG02 HG02
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13 Jun 2015 10:09am
I intend to do all deck hardware aswell
Remove cleanand polish and refit
Ill give fix tech a run
A while ago seabreeze had a thread on buytl tape
it ended up hard to source i think
HG02
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HG02 HG02
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13 Jun 2015 10:10am
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