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?

Any hole that gets put in my boat gets caulked .

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

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

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

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

5200 is great for sealing but it does stick FOREVER.

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

thanks 4200 it is for every screw
thanks everyone

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

+1 on the 4200 for screws, and it's not overkill IMO. More like peace of mind and doing it right the first time.

I use 5200 for stuff that needs to stay stuck permanently, never on hardware or something that might need to come apart someday.

When I rerigged mine after having the transom/stringers replaced I used 2 1/2 of the big caulk gun tubes of 4200 putting it back together. It's the only way to make it last.

2.5 tubes? Did you ditch the through hull exhaust?

Glassdave actually glasses the exhaust holes and drive cutouts.

I don't use cloth, but I keep painting resin on till wood stops sucking it up.