mike bought my old boat we now have a 25 and a 32 a/t in a small town how sweet it is:D

buy the way raddiction we might come down to your area this summer ill be in touch.

rick

AT & AM...In regards to the fumes question, there were none with the epoxy, at least compared to contact cement. Now...if my ears, hair, and nose fall off in the next few years, I'll reconsider my statement :D :p

The epoxy vs. contact cement was answered by the Lonseal factory. The said that it was impervious to water and performed better in temperature extreems. I live in the northeast and the boat gets hot in the summer and darn cold in the winter, this was the better product for my application. Water from swimming, rain, spills would not be a factor with the epoxy. Application is also easier, there is no forgiveness with contact cement, but you could shift the floor around with the epoxy which was important to me since it was a re-fit and the floor around the helm area required some tweaking.

As far as removal for a new floor goes, it's probably easier with the contact cement, that epoxy was very hard once it cured. I'm sure it would be a job to get the floor up. The contact cement is no picnic either, some of the plywood floor came up during the removal but I just filled it with high performance marine filler from 3M.

Raddiction,
Nice boat. I sent you a picture of mine.
As Rick said we will have to hook up this summer.
Mike

Indy,
Thanks again for the input.
Now I'm waiting on Pat's reply on the hatches.
Thanks again,
Mike

Rick, Come on down...Lots of go fast here!! :D

Mike,

We buy the hatches from Bomar. Our current part number is N1070-10P-K-WHT for the hatch. Yours was a little different back then I believe but this one is the same size and a little nicer. If you want to get a new trim ring, which I would recommend, it is part number NT2070 WHT. Bomar's number is 603-826-5791.

Get a tube of 3M 5200 to set it in. Put a nice bead under the lip of the hatch, drop it in place and snug it down. Don't over tighten it. Let the 5200 do the adhering and sealing. Wipe off what ever oozes out with mineral spirits and let it dry over night.

Let me know how that works. Enjoy the weekend.

Pat.

Pat,
Thanks for the info and I will see what I can come up with.
Have a good weekend as well.
Thanks again,
Mike

Is there a good product to use to restore the lonwave product to a bright white condition ? Finally down to the last details and the flooring IE Lonwave in the cockpit area under the carpet insert has yellowed and would like to get it back to its original luster. Sorry for going so far back in posts but this posting fits, any suggestions would be appreciated, outside of ripping up and replacing, Last resort. My mechanic will kill me if i tell him to rip it out !