[Public-List] Which caulk for cockpit teak combing joining to fiberglass?

[Marcelo D. Gentinetta]

Good evening,
On mine, when I took them off last year to varnish, I did away with the caulk by using a self stick D-shaped rubber weatherstripping that I bought at Home Depot. (Frost King D-profile). The weatherstripping is attached to the edge of fiberglass where the coaming rests. So far, it has worked great with no leaks. 
Marcelo
Alegría #441

> On Nov 11, 2018, at 6:51 PM, Jonathan Bresler via Public-List <public-list at lists.alberg30.org> wrote:
> 
> Randy,
> 
> Don't know which caulk to use between the coamings and the deck.
> With you, I am also looking forward to see what is recommended.
> 
> Replacing the coamings with teak would be quite expensive.
> So its quite understandable to be looking at other materials.
> Wes Gardner installed "mini" coamings, just enough to fill the
> "shelf" in the fiberglass and mounted the winches directly to the
> side decks.  If you search the list archives, expect you will find
> his notes on this.
> 
> You might want to consider oak coamings.  Oak is much cheaper
> than teak and if sealed well, may last quite a number of years.
> 
> Thoughts?
> 
> Jonathan
> Rather than Starboard, you might want to
> 
> On Sun, Nov 11, 2018 at 7:45 PM Randy Katz via Public-List <
> public-list at lists.alberg30.org> wrote:
> 
>> Greetings, All,
>> 
>> I finally got my ratty combing boards off the boat. It wasn’t that
>> difficult, but I found plugged screws in the outside quarter round (one at
>> each end, along the deck/combing joint) that went snuggly into the deck. I
>> wondered if this was the original installation.
>> 
>> Many layers of chipped, worn Cetol have to go; I’m planning to clean and
>> oil the boards for an easier maintenance regime.
>> 
>> I know that when I replace them I’ll need to caulk between the combing and
>> their fiberglass seats, on he outside of the cockpit. I read about butyl,
>> but it seems to degrade in UV. Polysulfide seems likely, a better choice,
>> but which brand/what type?
>> 
>> I understand some have replaced the teak with plastic Starboard— any
>> comments about that idea?
>> 
>> Many thanks, best Regards,
>> 
>> Randy Katz
>> #259 Simple Gifts
>> Seattle/Bellingham
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