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bedding compound
dahshore	#1  Posted on 12/14/13 - 12:58 PM
Member Personal Page Posts: 79 Comments: 6 Joined: 05/14/13	Hi. I am in the process of reworking a 1974 montauk and have found a great way to bed everything. I have used 520, dolfinite and most plastic stuff on my past boats, sail and power, but none like this. Check out the following link, this is a no mess bedding for metal, fiberglass or whatever, and cleans up with paint thinner. http://www.pbase.com/mainecruising/butyl_tape Cary
Guts	#2  Posted on 12/17/13 - 5:36 AM
Member Personal Page Posts: 612 Comments: 8 Joined: 11/21/08	Yeah good stuff I bought three roles of it for under $10 at my local weatherproofing store Guts/AKA/Kim
dahshore	#3  Posted on 12/17/13 - 6:23 AM
Member Personal Page Posts: 79 Comments: 6 Joined: 05/14/13	Hi. As a contractor and over 70 the stuff at the local box store is not as flexible as this tape and will dry out. Cary
Tim Erwin	#4  Posted on 12/29/13 - 9:14 PM
Member Personal Page Posts: 44 Comments: 1 Joined: 05/04/08	I was recently reading an article about this subject. Butyl rubber is what we used before 3m introduced their great products. I've been sailing for 40+years. Butyl rubber was used for through hull fittings as well as sealing deck hardware. In a test , butyl lasted as long as 5200 and was still pliable. I by it from a plumbing supply. The tape type has to be used like silly putty, you make to or three layers , roll it like a doughnut around hole. Make sure you have enough on to squeeze out all around as you tighten. When I think about how much has been debated and discussed about 3m 5200/4200/poly sulfide/and that nasty stuff called silicone. Funny when you think about it, butyl was hardly even mentioned in any comparison of sealants/caulk. Happy New Year from the Texas Coastal bend. Tim 1975 Montauk 2. 70 Yamaha Tim Erwin -1975 Montauk II, Yamaha 70 2cycle
dahshore	#5  Posted on 12/30/13 - 7:51 AM
Member Personal Page Posts: 79 Comments: 6 Joined: 05/14/13	Tim you where right on the spot with your observations. I have not done the test you have but I had a old 41 charles morgan yawl for 25 years and always used definite and it dried out very quickly and became brindle. Wish I had used this stuff then. The web site I gave is an interesting one and links to cruising people which test it everyday. Cary
wezie	#6  Posted on 12/30/13 - 8:35 AM
Member Posts: 109 Comments: 0 Joined: 05/12/07	Hi Tim. One of our friends, Louie, has used butyl rubber for a long time. Seems like it is being rediscovered. Another just used it for cabin windows on a Pearson Triton. I discovered two rolls of butyl rubber I ordered early this year. They were stored in a very special place. Polysulfide is another great one that has been put aside. I think often of the equipment on my boat bedded during my "5200 period". of course I knew at the time that equipment was perfectly installed and would not need removing.
dahshore	#7  Posted on 12/30/13 - 12:06 PM
Member Personal Page Posts: 79 Comments: 6 Joined: 05/14/13	Tim I had to remove something after the summer and the tape came up fine and what did't get up came off with mineral spirits. good stuff!!!!!!!!!! Cary