Chain Plate Caulking

[Rich Wilder]

Hi Friends. What do you all use for caulking the chain plates on your Catalinas?I would really appreciate some help on this one.

 

[Joe]

I used ....

.... 3M 4200 It's a poly-sufide. All my deck hardware and everything else that might need to be removed some day is sealed with 4200.

 

[Ron]

3M 4200 Sealant

Don't use 5200, unless you never want to take them off "ever"!I hear the fiberglass will come with them...DO NOT use silicone. That is for auto mechanics, home owners around the tub, but not for your boat.

 

[Les Murray]

Quick aside - 4200 or 101?

Along these lines, I will be rebedding some hand rails and other teak stuff to my decks. Which do you prefer for bedding material - 3M 4200 or 3M 101. 101 appears to be poly-sulfide whereas 4200 appears to be more of a silicone product. Both seem suitable. Any experiences?Les Murrays/v Ceilidh86 C-36 #560

 

[Erik]

Bedding caulk

I use Boat Life 'Life Seal' for most bedding/sealing on my boat. It's a polyurethane-silicone mix, w/ mostly poly. Supposed to be good for 10 years. The slight amount of silicone in it makes it easy to remove the hardware later. 3M 5200 is an all-polyurethane that is best for bonding/sealing (like hull-to-deck joints). 4200 is a *less strong* 5200. Pretty good for most bedding jobs. 3M 101 is a polysulfide (like Life Calk), which is very good for wood-to-fiberglass sealing and general bedding jobs. Not for use with ABS/polycarbonate plastic (like Beckson deck plates), though. Life Seal works very well on plastic ports and deck plates.