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stimleck 06-03-2014 05:37 PM

quick rigging question
 
When u screw in cable fasteners do you put caulking in the hole prior to putting in the screw? Or is that too OCD?

the deep 06-03-2014 06:06 PM


Originally Posted by stimleck (Post 4132194)
When u screw in cable fasteners do you put caulking in the hole prior to putting in the screw? Or is that too OCD?

Any hole that gets put in my boat gets caulked .

Unlimited jd 06-03-2014 06:07 PM

I dip the screw in 5200, seems like 95% of the screws I've pulled out of boats had nothing though.

mike tkach 06-03-2014 06:50 PM

i am rigging mine now,i am useing a good quality marine silicone,sure is a pain in the azz.

motor 06-03-2014 07:56 PM

Most boats that have rot are a result of something that was not sealed properly...Sealing every screw hole is not overkill, it is what is right .........in a boat

motor 06-03-2014 07:58 PM


Originally Posted by lil red (Post 4132201)
I dip the screw in 5200, seems like 95% of the screws I've pulled out of boats had nothing though.

To me,,, 5200 IS overkill on most fasteners .I may want to get it back apart one day

mike tkach 06-03-2014 08:09 PM

5200 is great for sealing but it does stick FOREVER.

motor 06-03-2014 08:16 PM

And seems to get out of the tube and on everything in the area

Originally Posted by mike tkach (Post 4132286)
5200 is great for sealing but it does stick FOREVER.


stimleck 06-03-2014 08:23 PM

thanks 4200 it is for every screw
thanks everyone

Unlimited jd 06-03-2014 08:44 PM

42 or 52 in screw holes seals good and holds the screw well, yet they can be pulled back out easy enough. now if you put the stuff on a mating surface well..... it's stuck for life and ruining both pieces when you get it apart lol


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