The wedges are held in place by 3M 5200 adhesive, correct? The plastic pin remains free at the top of the wedges is my understanding. And the Bracket is then screwed in at the bottom of the wedges and pin.Sounds good but not sure you want to glue them in. I believe the caulk is just to hold the tabs until the metal brackets are screwed into place and they are what really holds everything together.
Yes Brian, wedges. Forgot the correct name.
I don't know if 5200 was used originally or not but I wouldn't use it on parts that are meant to be taken apart no matter how infrequent it should need to be done.
I have my CB out for the 2nd time in 3 winters, trying to fix my stuck CB issues. My yard uses 5200 for a lot of things but not for holding the wedges in.
You never know when you may hit something and need to pull it for a repair.
So What does everyone advise to glue in the wedges? Is 4200 best? I have two tubes of 5200 ready to glue in the wedges! Should I order some 4200? Ward,Ward, these are good points. 4200 is a better adhesive from a disassembly standpoint.
Mmk, here is a link to a good thread about the Oday CBs found in 22s and 25s.
http://forums.oday.sailboatowners.com/showthread.php?t=113202
Sounds like I may be wrong about 5200 since it is a polysulfide (sp?) like Joe mentioned he used.
This is completely the correct point you should make, and an excellent point of view to have. And thanks for making it!I guess my point was only that you should allow for removing the CB for maintenance/repair, not install it permanently.
Just my POV.
Better than under-building and cussing when it is sinking under your feet.Sometimes I joke: "If it's worth building, it's worth over-building." Then later on, I'm cussin' because it's so hard to take apart.
So your saying your Marina takes the boat out every year and the wedges are in their slot with no adhesive! They are just held in by the bolts and metal retaining plate. no adhesive necessary?mmk,
My marina drops and reinstalls the board while they have it on the lift for power washing or splashing. They leave the wedges in a cup in the cockpit for me to keep safe over the winter. They are dirty but show no signs of adhesive on them.
I had a bad experience with 5200 where I needed to replace the depth sounder head unit and the PO had used 5200 to mount a trim plate around it. I did some damage trying to get that trim plate off.
Have you done some searches as I have read older threads about how to remove and reinstall the wedges.
Maybe I am wrong but I would need to search for those older threads to see what they used. I am under the impression the caulk holds the wedges until the brackets are in place.
Hopefully others who have done this may see this tell us what they used.
Brian always has good info and suggestions but in this case I just don't agree that you should consider the CB a permanent install for the next 25 years.
PS - I just saw my PM box was full and you tried to PM me. I just cleaned it out a bit.
If I get time tonight I will try to find one of those older threads. Back to work now.
Whoa! Those need some work. Mine probably need more work too but I am finishing this project soon. Check out this photo of the wedges area after I epoxied them this month. I just got off the phone with Rudy at D&R Marine and he said to adhere the wedges on the flat face with 3M 4200. Do not glue the pin! I appreciate your correspondence Ward and hope you have a good sailing season. MaxHere is a photo I took yesterday. The only caulking looks old and the left side doesn't look like it has been scrapped clean. The wedges look relatively clean too.
Not sure if they are doing it right and have not asked them specifically but it is what I see.