[Public-List] Re-bedding cockpit coamings

[Jay Davenport]

Jon,

After I went through all the trouble of getting my coamings off (they were bedded with some tough black compound), I considered why they were bedded at all. I could see no other reason then to prevent deck water from running behind the coamings & down onto the seats.

With that in mind, when I had refinished the coamings and was ready to re-install them, I bought brown rubber door insulation strips. The kind with a "B" shape, and about 1/8" thick. The flat edge had adhesive with a pull-off tape. I applied these to the fiberglass surfaces which the top of the coamings would bear on when installed. Then I re-bolted the coamings to the boat. That was 8 years ago, and I have had no problems with deck water getting into the cockpit through the coamings.

If I need to replace the rubber strips or refinish the coamings, they will come off easily because the rubber strips have adhesive only on one side.

Jay Davenport
Revolution, A30 #526



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> From: Jonathan Adams <laughing_gull at verizon.net>
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>All,
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>After all the discussion a few months ago about getting the coamings off, I took mine off - very hard in cold weather when 5200 was used to bed it down. I go thtem all off in one piece, although I imagine that it is not hard to split things if you try and go too fast.
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>Anyway - time to put them back on. Mike L is a fan of the 4000 sealant over 5200 as it has a UV protection the others do not have. Any other suggestions? Any advice in general. These ones are getting so thin versus what they were originally, this i sprobably the last time they come off in one piece!
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>All advice appreciated.
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>JA
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