I'm rebedding a 24 inch track that is mounted on the toe rail amidships. I'm reasonably certain it's the source of an ongoing leak the PO's tried to fix. With lots of silicone sealant. :(
If you look at the photo, around 1 of the mounting holes I have cracking. What's my best way to deal with this before I remount the track?
I plan to use butyl tape (http://www.pbase.com/mainecruising/rebedding_hardware), beveling the holes, and cleaning off all the old silicone with xylene.
lots of info out there - but if it were mine - I would drill each hole out to 1/2" and drill down but not thru the liner (put on slight chamfer) , use a 1/2 router bit on dremmel to dig out more wood. make sure the wood isn't wet (dry if possible) - fill with epoxy - then you can drill chamfer and bed with butyl. Lots of work - but eliminates the problem....
Les & Trish Troyer
Mahalo
Everett, WA
1983 C-36 Hull #0094
C-36 MK 1 Technical Editor.
Commodore