When I redid the perforated aluminum rails on my Monty 17 I did not spray them with zinc chromate or zinc phosphate first and I would do so next time. The paint sticks much better to those undercoaters. Both available at Ace Marine Stores. I found the bolts are long enough for me to slip a washer under the nut greatly spreading the load each area of the hull has to handle adjacent to the bolt hole. At the bow I used some larger ss washers and bent them in a vice, or vice grips to follow the angle formed where the hull flares out to form the flange. In this way I was able to use 1 inch fender type washers and greatly spread out the loads placed on the stem head fitting. Time to go sailing, Tom B. <https://www.avast.com/sig-email?utm_medium=email&utm_source=link&utm_campaign=sig-email&utm_content=webmail&utm_term=icon> Virus-free. www.avast.com <https://www.avast.com/sig-email?utm_medium=email&utm_source=link&utm_campaign=sig-email&utm_content=webmail&utm_term=link> <#DDB4FAA8-2DD7-40BB-A1B8-4E2AA1F9FDF2> On Tue, Apr 5, 2016 at 5:58 PM, Howard Audsley <haudsley@tranquility.net> wrote:
Yes, I am still on the list.
So far, the epoxy joint has held and no more leaks through it. At the time, I briefly considered prying the whole deck half off and cleaning up the hull deck joint and bedding it in 5200, but went with the Dremel grinding wheel instead to simply open up the joint and worked thickened epoxy in. Note, by hitting it with the grinding wheel and opening it up to about 1/16th or so, that left a rough edge on the inside of the joint to give the epoxy something to grab onto. Just worked it in with a putty knife and that was that. It has held up well. I did not.....would not ever......bed the rails in 5200. As is, they come off easy enough if you want them to, but with that tight bolt spacing, the joint is strong enough with it simply bolted on. Spend a bit of extra time on that stem fitting for the forestay. That is under incredible tension most of the time.
The toe rails still look the same....that rattle can spray paint job was a good option.
On bedding the Lexan window replacements, the window done in black silicone is holding well. The one done with the taffy like sealant tape is not. It quickly dried and cracked and will leak a bit in a downpour. It needs to be pried off and resealed with silicone.
Howard
On Apr 4, 2016, at 7:48 PM, Henry Rodriguez wrote:
I was wondering if Howard Audsley monitors either this list or the Trailer Sailer site. He described sealing his hull/deck joint with epoxy and painting his aluminum toe rails on Dave Scobies old Sweet Pea site. I want to find out how these have held up over the years since I am looking at doing the same on Monita. Is the paint on the toe rails chipped or peeling? Is the epoxy he injected into the hull/deck joint still leak free or has it cracked? Does he wish he had used something like 5200 instead? I really like some of the repairs/mods he had done to Audasea. I would like to know how these have held up over the years and if he has any new words of caution.
Henry
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