Posted by michel.capel (michel.capel@…>)
Jack,
Most of Smooth-on products are for mold making and releasing
castings from molds. They are not optimised for glueing, filling or
watertightening like marine sealants. My guess is that for your
purpose, a good grade marine sealant (not silicone!) will do the job
better than liquid PU rubber. Besides, the PU rubber is much to
fluid to get it to sit between cabin side and portlight while
curing. The PU rubber will run down along the sides of your cabin.
Michel
— In FreedomOwnersGroup@yahoogroups.com, John Carles
<johncarles@…> wrote:
Michel:
Thank you for another one of your most useful tips. I also plan to
ask smooth on if they can recommend this or another product for me
to use a sealant for the cabin port lights as i am about to install
replacements on Avventura.Jack Carles
“michel.capel” <michel.capel@…>
wrote: David,The PU rubber comes from smooth-on.com. I used the hardest
variety
named PMC-790. I did this because the primary cause of the
leaking
is the sideways movement of the mast where it goes through the
deck.
More elastic rubber will allow the mast to move a bit in the deck
collar, which breaks the bead of caulk.We had a very rainy day yesterday, and I have not seen any water
inside. Mind you that there has not yet been much sideways
pressure
on the mast, so I don’t know yet if the PU rubber ring will hold
up
and remain watertight.— In FreedomOwnersGroup@yahoogroups.com, “tanton37”
<davidhanson@> wrote:Michel:
Great site…looks great!! Can you tell me where you sourced
out
the P.U. rubber and if it cured the leaking around the mast.
May
save
my marriage!!hehehe Cheers, DavidMichel:
Many thanks for sharing your photos. Alabama Queen looks
great.Al Lorman
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Sent: Monday, May 07, 2007 7:00 AM
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Subject: [FreedomOwnersGroup] Re: Non-technical postKevin,
Thanks for your interest. It not much more than a set of
photos
with
comments of my F44 restoration project. You can find it atwww.flickr.com/photos/alabama_queen
Michel
— In FreedomOwnersGroup@yahoogroups.com
mailto:FreedomOwnersGroup%40yahoogroups.com , “Kevin
Taylor”
<kevin683@> wrote:Michel,
What is your blog URL?
–Kevin
S/V SwayOn 5/5/07, michel.capel <michel.capel@> wrote:
Hey Lance,
Nice story, we should all put down our log notes here,
make
it
into a
real blog. My blog only talks about coats of undercoat
and
topcoat of
paint inside the boat, and the fumes in my nose.— In FreedomOwnersGroup@yahoogroups.com
mailto:FreedomOwnersGroup%40yahoogroups.com
<FreedomOwnersGroup%
40yahoogroups.com>,
“lance_ryley”
<lance_ryley@> wrote:This past saturday, Bright Star moved from her “Winter”
slip
to
the “Summer” slip at Constitution Marina. The morning
had
been
foggy,
but by 11 it was looking promising, so I decided to
make
the
move -
by way of Boston Harbor, the outer islands, the Graves,
and “B”
buoy.Just off the coast guard station I got the mizzen and
main
up,
dropped the board, cut the engine, and started beating
out
of
the
harbor. The winds were probably about 8 - 10 with
slightly
stronger
gusts, and I felt like I was really getting back in
touch
with
the
boat. I could get her on her close-hauled course and
not
touch
the
wheel. She’d round up a few degrees in the puffs, then
fall
right
back down to the course I’d set. On one tack, I don’t
think I
touched
the wheel for a half-hour. All the while, she was
making
maybe
4.5 -5 knots through the water, which I find pretty
satisfactory
for
upwind work.Around Deer Island, two things happened: I could see
the
fog
coming
in and the wind picked up. I put a reef in the main,
warmed
up
the
radar, took a fix off deer island and made the decision
to
keep
heading out, rather than pick my way back in. It was
kind
of…
fun…
hearing the container ship going by without actually
ever
seeing
anything more than its radar picture 1/4 mile off, in
the
shipping
lane, and hearing its two-minute horn blowing. My
wheezy
little
airhorn seemed anemic in comparison. Still, we knew
where
each
other
were, I was in deep water, and again because of the
tracking
of the
boat, I was able to keep a good eye peeled without
having
to
be
lashed to the helm.After the container ship passed, I tacked across the
sea
lanes
toward
B buoy. Again, another 30 minutes or so of making only
the
most
minor
adjustments to the helm as the boat headed out. I
figured
myself to
be about halfway between the Graves and B when the sun
finally
burned
through the clouds and the fog went away. It was 3 pm,
and
I’d
been
sailing for about 4 1/2 hours… it felt great. A few
more
tacks and
I
was around B and on a broad reach, 7 - 7.5 knots
heading
back
through
hypocrite channel. On the way out, before the fog, I’d
been
overtaken
by a C&C beating out with about 6 people under full
main
and
genoa.
Now there was no one but one fishing boat hanging
around
the
Brewsters. It was pretty clear Boston was being rained
on
despite
the
clear, warm weather out where I was, and I briefly
thought
of
changing course for Scituate or something. Instead, I
donned
my
rain
gear and stoicly (yeah, right) headed back to the dock.It was about 4 when I rounded B and 7 when I ghosted my
way
back to
Constitution… all around about 8 hours of sailing,
maybe
a
little
more. It wasn’t enough. I wanted to stay out all night.We all rave about our boats, both as Freedoms
collectively
and
as
OUR
boats individually. Over the winter, one can start to
doubt,
wonder “does my boat really hit 7 knots regularly?
does
she
truly
stay on course when I leave the helm?” That first
spring
sail,
when
you’re throwing off the rust, affirms that it wasn’t
all
in
your
head.Lance
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