[Alberg30] Re: Bedding Shroud Tangs

Brian and Elaine Timmins timmins at optonline.net
Wed Jun 6 01:20:52 PDT 2001


I redid my windows 5 years ago. I used 100% marine grade Silicone (I'm not
sure what the difference is anymore, except I remember it doesn't have the
same smell). No problems so far.
Brian
----- Original Message -----
From: "Mike Lehman" <sail_505 at hotmail.com>
To: <public-list at alberg30.org>
Sent: Tuesday, June 05, 2001 11:57 AM
Subject: Re: [Alberg30] Re: Bedding Shroud Tangs


> For windows - I found that clear 100% silcone works best. I did a re-bed
job
> 22 years ago and it held fine until last year when I re-did them again
with
> the same stuff.
>
>
> ----Original Message Follows----
> From: "Carl Clarkstone" <oracle_29 at hotmail.com>
> Reply-To: public-list at alberg30.org
> To: public-list at alberg30.org
> Subject: Re: [Alberg30] Re: Bedding Shroud Tangs
> Date: Tue, 05 Jun 2001 07:44:41 -0700
>
> I expect many will dissagree, but after using sikaflex and 5200 to seal my
> shroud tangs( both of which started leaking within a year) I used plain
old
> clear RTV, I used a fair amount to build up a nicely filleted bead around
> the tang and this has been absolutely leak free for 7 yrs, I also had
> approximatly the same experience with the windows!
> It appears to me that sikaflex and 5200 just weren't elastic enough.
> Carl
>
>
> >From: George Dinwiddie <gdinwiddie at min.net>
> >Reply-To: public-list at alberg30.org
> >To: public-list at alberg30.org
> >Subject: Re: [Alberg30] Re: Bedding Shroud Tangs
> >Date: Mon, 04 Jun 2001 21:50:02 -0400
> >
> >Brian,
> >
> >Elastomeric is not as strong as 5200.  BTW, it's generally safe to
> >use 5200 for metal parts.  If you heat the part with a propane torch,
> >the 5200 will soften.  Bruce Ranking recommended it for the rudder
> >shoe.  Said it would never fall off, even if the bolts corroded
> >away, and at 400 degrees F the 5200 would turn to butter.
> >
> >How long have you had that 5200?  5200 and 4200 are cured by
> >moisture.  They come in a sealed cartridge with a little can
> >of dessicant in the butt end.  In spite of that, the tube of
> >4200 that I bought last fall for putting on my new taffrail
> >was no good this spring when I got around to doing the job.
> >It had hardened in the tube.
> >
> >  - George
> >
> > > Brian and Elaine Timmins wrote:
> > >
> > > To George and others recommending Rule Elastometric,
> > >     I just checked the sites offered up by George and the info there
> > > in. The description of Elastometric Bedding Compound sounds very much
> > > like 5200 as far as it's tenacious bond strength is concerned. Is
> > > it similar to 5200 at least as far as this is concerned? I've
> > > generally stopped using 5200 for exactly that reason and I'm not
> > > looking forward to removing anything I've ever bedded with it. On the
> > > other hand, when bedding shroud tangs is it better to use a product
> > > that adheres and flexes like this.
> > >    I can't find the elastometric compound around here (easily anyway)
> > > and I'm looking at the first weather window to get this done. I
> > > already own a cartridge of 5200 and one of 101. If you had to choose
> > > between the two, which one would you use?
> > > Regards and thanks,    Brian
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