rebedding

Last summer we discovered the cabin top panel covering the companionway slide was wet. We found a crack under the narrow sliding area oozing brown water. I traced the source to snaps added by the PO for a canvas cover. I bought an Eletrophysics CT33 moisture meter recommended by Maine Sail, and...

I recently purchased a 2002 Catalina 310. During the survey, the moisture meter read "wet" around two of the stanchions for the bow pulpit. I want to take the whole pulpit off and rebed it but can't figure out how to reach the bolts on each of the pulpit stanchions. Has anyone ever done this...

Hello. Please help if you can! My 10 year old Bomar portlight is leaking between the aluminum frame and lens. Does anyone know how to take the lens out and RE-bed it? I spoke to Bomar/panetti (misspelled). And they don’t know at all. All videos on YouTube didn’t show rebedding the lens...

My '86 cat22 new design is leaking slightly from the through-bolts for the stanchions. Plan was to rebed with butyl after possible epoxy & redrilled bolt holes. After removing the pretty wood trim inside, I was surprised to see the 4 "through" bolts with the 2 inner bolts cleanly inside the...

After doing the necessary repairs to be able to use the boat for the better part of a year - it's time to get down to business and start the project. Step 1: Refurbish and rebed handrails. So I set off about removing the port handrail - planning to scrape out any rotted core, fill with epoxy...