Hi all,
I just had my boat hauled for the first time.....a very nerve wracking experience as I'm sure you all know. Watching your boat sway in the slings just a short distance from the ground can't be good for general health.
Anyway, I am planning on buffing/polishing/waxing the hull and doing some bottom paint as well. As I was walking around the boat knocking off some barnacles I noticed the bottom paint that was used around my rudder gudgeon (I think this is the right term) was starting to peel away. So I pulled on it a little and then realized there was some sort of sealant (white caulk rubbery like material) underneath the paint that fills in the gap between the gudgeon and the keel. After pulling on it a little more I had removed most of the sealant/gasket.
So...now I need to replace it. What do you think I should use. I am tempted to use 3m 4200 Fast cure but after reading some posts on here about the evilness of said product I am wondering if there is something more applicable. I will only have the boat out of the water for another week so anything with very long cure times might not be the best.
Thanks in advance for your help,
Jon
I just had my boat hauled for the first time.....a very nerve wracking experience as I'm sure you all know. Watching your boat sway in the slings just a short distance from the ground can't be good for general health.
Anyway, I am planning on buffing/polishing/waxing the hull and doing some bottom paint as well. As I was walking around the boat knocking off some barnacles I noticed the bottom paint that was used around my rudder gudgeon (I think this is the right term) was starting to peel away. So I pulled on it a little and then realized there was some sort of sealant (white caulk rubbery like material) underneath the paint that fills in the gap between the gudgeon and the keel. After pulling on it a little more I had removed most of the sealant/gasket.
So...now I need to replace it. What do you think I should use. I am tempted to use 3m 4200 Fast cure but after reading some posts on here about the evilness of said product I am wondering if there is something more applicable. I will only have the boat out of the water for another week so anything with very long cure times might not be the best.
Thanks in advance for your help,
Jon