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Schuster
Joined: 25 Mar 2009 Posts: 124 City/Region: Port Orchard
State or Province: WA
C-Dory Year: 2007
C-Dory Model: 25 Cruiser
Vessel Name: Sea Witch
Photos: Sea Witch
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Posted: Sun May 23, 2021 7:42 pm Post subject: Transom molding coming off. |
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I just bought a boat from the SW in a very sunny climate. the boat was stored on a lift under a covered marina however the transom was exposed to the sun and consequently the black plastic molding that goes across the transom has begun to come off the fiberglass. Can someone out there give me advice on what product to use to reinstall the molding.
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thataway
Joined: 02 Nov 2003 Posts: 20875 City/Region: Pensacola
State or Province: FL
C-Dory Year: 2007
C-Dory Model: 25 Cruiser
Vessel Name: thataway
Photos: Thataway
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Posted: Sun May 23, 2021 9:12 pm Post subject: |
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Technically BoatLife Life Seal is the recommended product. It is a hybrid silicone/urethane. I used black 5200 on the 2003, C Dory 25 when I did the transom repair. The 5200 is a more permanent repair.. _________________ Bob Austin
Thataway
Thataway (Ex Seaweed) 2007 25 C Dory May 2018 to Oct. 2021
Thisaway 2006 22' CDory November 2011 to May 2018
Caracal 18 140 Suzuki 2007 to present
Thataway TomCat 255 150 Suzukis June 2006 thru August 2011
C Pelican; 1992, 22 Cruiser, 2002 thru 2006
Frequent Sea; 2003 C D 25, 2007 thru 2009
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Home port: Pensacola FL |
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PaulNBriannaLynn
Joined: 26 Oct 2012 Posts: 757 City/Region: Fort White
State or Province: FL
C-Dory Year: 2007
C-Dory Model: 22 Cruiser
Vessel Name: TBD
Photos: Lorelei
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Posted: Mon May 24, 2021 8:49 am Post subject: |
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I used black life seal as Bob suggested. The molding was not only coming up, it was also warped. I used a heat gun to straighten it out so it would lay flat. I drilled out each of the screw holes and used a small cutting bur drill bit to hollow out a cavity and filled with thickened epoxy and re-drilled those holes. I taped off the area using blue tape so the life seal wouldn't get to messy and reinstalled the whole thing. I was happy with how it turned out. Our previous c-dory had the same problem, it must be pretty common _________________ 2007 22 cruiser sold 10/2021
2009 Parker 23 sold 10/2017
2003 22 cruiser sold 3/2016 |
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Schuster
Joined: 25 Mar 2009 Posts: 124 City/Region: Port Orchard
State or Province: WA
C-Dory Year: 2007
C-Dory Model: 25 Cruiser
Vessel Name: Sea Witch
Photos: Sea Witch
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Posted: Tue May 25, 2021 9:35 am Post subject: |
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Thanks for the info, mine looks like someone used hot glue to fasten it down in the past. I'll file / grind that out and reset it. I have both BoatLife and 5200 black. I'll probably use boatlife for this one as I want to pull the screws on the trim tabs and use 5200 to seal that up. |
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