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Re: Strip: Installing Bulkhead - Silicon or Glass/
By:Tom Raymond
Date: 12/17/2008, 10:21 am
In Response To: Re: Strip: Installing Bulkhead - Silicon or Glass/ (Ken F)

IIRC, Vaclav at One Ocean Kayaks specifies silicone for installing bulkheads. You should be able to find it in his shop pages. Silicone has some advantages but there was a recent thread about glassed in bulkheads and rough surf you might want to read before you make a final decision.

Tom

Messages In This Thread

Strip: Installing Bulkhead - Silicon or Glass/Epoxy
Bob Beaullieu -- 12/17/2008, 8:29 am
Installing Bulkhead - Silicon or Glass
Jay Babina -- 12/19/2008, 9:35 am
Re: Installing Bulkhead - Silicon or Glass
Bob Beaullieu -- 12/19/2008, 10:15 am
Re: Installing Bulkhead - Silicon or Glass
Daryl Fowler -- 12/21/2008, 12:57 am
Re: Installing Bulkhead - Silicon or Glass *Pic*
Reg Lake -- 12/26/2008, 1:19 pm
Re: Installing Bulkhead - Silicon or Glass
Brian Nystrom -- 12/27/2008, 5:56 pm
Right, but
Reg Lake -- 12/27/2008, 6:12 pm
Re: Installing Bulkhead - Silicon or Glass
Brian Nystrom -- 12/26/2008, 12:34 pm
Re: Strip: Installing Bulkhead - Silicon or Glass/
Brian Nystrom -- 12/17/2008, 12:02 pm
Re: Strip: Installing Bulkhead - Silicon or Glass/
Dan Ruff -- 12/18/2008, 11:42 am
Re: Strip: Installing Bulkhead - Silicon or Glass/
phil hardie -- 12/18/2008, 3:53 am
It's pointless to use silicone products...
Brian Nystrom -- 12/19/2008, 4:28 pm
Re: Strip: Installing Bulkhead - Silicon or Glass/
Bob Beaullieu -- 12/18/2008, 8:17 am
Re: Strip: Installing Bulkhead - Silicon or Glass/
Ken F -- 12/17/2008, 10:11 am
Re: Strip: Installing Bulkhead - Silicon or Glass/
Tom Raymond -- 12/17/2008, 10:21 am