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Old 08-18-2012, 07:42 AM   #23
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Originally Posted by RT Firefly View Post
Greetings,
Mr. Larry M. Your fasteners SHOULD be the primary means of affixing anything to your boat as Mr. FF states. The bedding material is only there to prevent water ingress and NOT IMHO to add strength in holding stanchions, ports, mast base etc. If your fasteners fail, I wouldn't place much faith in ANY adhesive being able to do the job of intact fasteners. For sealing mating edges of house and deck or seaming teak decks, for example, YES a good caulk is the way to go but as I stated earlier, I'll NEVER use caulk for bedding EVER!
That being said, I have only recently become aware of butyl tape which I will consider using in future specific applications.
while I agee the fasteners should have the strength...if they work loose...you are adding a dynamic in there that weakens the system.
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