Attention Newbies!!

[phillip]

Looking for hints for working on fibreglass vessels. Here is one. Get yourself a set of tapered drillbits. Save yourself tons of time and frustration chasing around fasteners while working by yourself. Well ! If that was a coffee break, it's over. Back to chasing some more fasteners.

Phil

[yokebutt]

Hey Philip, Since this is a forum for exchanging ideas without charging money for them, may I respectfully ask you to insert one of your drill-bits where they belong?

Yokebutt.

[phillip]

If I had a set of tapered drillbits it is unlikely I would now be the world record holder for actual time spent installing three pad eyes with backing plates. I apologize if I offended you or anyone else on the forum. So much to learn....So little time.
Hey! If your still up? Is 5200 or polysulfide prefered bedding compound. (topside)

Phil

[yokebutt]

Sorry mate, thought you were advertising something. I'd avoid the 5200, it's a little bit too good, polysulfide should work allright.

Yokebutt.

[phillip]

Thanks: My learning curve has taken off with the help of this forum. I am using the thread search more. Trying not drive the members crazy with duplicate posts. The great thing about learning is you never stop.

Phil

[yipster]

ah, and the more we learn the better we realise how little we know

[Marco Walsh]

>I'd avoid the 5200, it's a little bit too good, polysulfide should work allright.

>Yokebutt.

Too good? Too good for what?
Phillip, if you want those pad eyes to stay put and not leak -- for years -- 5200 would be a good choice for a bedding compound. If you plan to take them off in a few weeks, then maybe the polysulfide might be a better choice.
Some people think that harware bedded in 5200 can't be removed. This is not true, it can be a little difficult, but certainly doable.
My experience has shown 5200 and other polyurethane caulks (such as Sikaflex) to be an excellent bedding compound, especially when considering longevity.
Best,
Marco

[phillip]

The pad eyes have gaskets and are bedded with 5200. I used the poly on the mooring cleat and hatch hinges.I bedded the keel in 5200. I am thinking about the possibility of mixing a little colloidal silica with some black 5200 or sikaflex to fair out a small keel lip. The bottom was done last summer in vc17. The 5200 seems to stick to everything else, so why not vc17? P.S. I think the poly may setup a little faster. Does on your good clothes anyway.

Thanks Phil