What caulking?

[SkunkBoat]

4200 and especially 5200 are adhesives and overkill for the purpose.

I would use silicone. The Roof & gutter outdoor stuff that can be in the sun.

Way cheaper and easier to remove when you check in there again in the next year (or 2). I always preach to check in there every season and reseal.

Instead of pressure treated, get some 3 "pvc trim board at Home Depot. Lite & never rot.

[phatdaddy]

agree with skunk, i used good grade silicone, but i remove it every season, check out whats under there and reseal.

i ended up using aztec board under the lip. its a plastic composite used as decking on docks. im coming up on my yearly visual, ill report back on how it faired. and take some non photobucket pics to post.

[steplift20]

Ok one more question I'm going to look for the roof or gutter silicone but what do I use to glue the trim board to the bottom of the fiberglass hatch? Pvc board is or doesn't hold the glue very well that's why I was going to use wood , please let me know

[phatdaddy]

Not sure about pvc, but on the plastics, i used West G-Flex epoxy. Flame it first, then apply and clamp.




these are pieces of starboard i "g-flexed" to the transom to mount my livewell pump and txducer on. that way i can relocate to fine tune and not drill any holes in transom.

[SkunkBoat]

use the silicone. It only has to hold it while you screw down the hatch. Then the screw pulls the pvc board up while pulling the hatch down...nice & tight.

[spareparts]

Boat life silicone

[steplift20]

Boat life silicone as
the adhesive?

[steplift20]

Phatdaddy, just curious why do you take up your panel? What do you look at and why? I haven't ever taken up my panel the covers the fuel tank , should I?