Hi,
I have a 1981 Hunter 27 with a seldom used fiberglass molded-in-place freshwater tank that has a fiberglass lid screwed down with a bunch of screws. I've been using Google Advance Search and reading through old posts on pulling the lid and scrubbing it out. I keep seeing comments about making a new seal out of "butyl rubber" and I'm not seeing details on what exactly this refers to:
1. Is it the sticky butyl rubber tape like I got from MaineSail?
2. Is it a "gasket" type rubber and if so, do I have to buy a whole sheet and cut out one large gasket? (more expensive)
3. Or can I just buy a roll and cut strips to length?
I've already pulled the lid on the holding tank using a heat gun to soften the 5200, so I'm comfortable doing that, the butyl rubber idea just seems easier to work with than re-doing the seal with caulk every time.
Thanks in advance for any help you can give me,
Dan
I have a 1981 Hunter 27 with a seldom used fiberglass molded-in-place freshwater tank that has a fiberglass lid screwed down with a bunch of screws. I've been using Google Advance Search and reading through old posts on pulling the lid and scrubbing it out. I keep seeing comments about making a new seal out of "butyl rubber" and I'm not seeing details on what exactly this refers to:
1. Is it the sticky butyl rubber tape like I got from MaineSail?
2. Is it a "gasket" type rubber and if so, do I have to buy a whole sheet and cut out one large gasket? (more expensive)
3. Or can I just buy a roll and cut strips to length?
I've already pulled the lid on the holding tank using a heat gun to soften the 5200, so I'm comfortable doing that, the butyl rubber idea just seems easier to work with than re-doing the seal with caulk every time.
Thanks in advance for any help you can give me,
Dan