[Public-list] cockpit coamings

[The Rochets]

You're right, George--it's a large area for caulking, and the idea of  
using neoprene gasket material to caulk around the edges is very  
appealing. However, I am having trouble finding such material in my  
area. Is there any reason why polysulfide could not be used to caulk  
just around the edges instead of over the whole contact area?

Still on cockpit coamings. I just bought a boat with coamings that  
need to be recoated. I believe the original coating (or what is left  
of it) is Cetol. Apart from sanding, can Cetol be removed with any  
ordinary varnish remover?

Thank you.

Bernard Rochet
Sunswept #608

On 28-May-07, at 1:49 PM, George Dinwiddie wrote:

> It's a large area for caulking.  I used neoprene gasket material (look
> under Gaskets in the yellow pages for industrial suppliers) at the
> advice of Bud Dolber.  It's worked great with just a little caulk  
> around
> the edges.
>
>   - George