Rinstalling the pulpit

[1st grady]

I removed the pulpit from the Islander and am ready to reinstall. What adheasive sealant would be preferrable? The boat repair guy said use silicone caulk but I was thinking 4200. I think thats what was used originally because the bond was very strong. I had to use a jack to remove it.

 

[Grog]

Don't use silicone. 4200UV or 4000UV (whichever) is the way to go. Get the one with the UV protection or it'll turn yellow.

 

[gw204]

Personally, I would use either 4200 or 5200 around any hardware that passes though a wood core (after drilling the holes oversize, filling w/ epoxy and then redrilling) and 4000UV to bed the pulpit and on the visible areas that get sealant.

 

[1st grady]

Thank You, The pulpit installation went great. It seems that 3M 4000 is the UV stabilized adhesive. I should be good for another 10 years on that job.