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lv-ab: Re: T&T: Epoxy Choice Water Tank Repair

From: (no name) (no email)
Date: Mon May 16 2005 - 11:09:34 EDT

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    In a message dated 5/15/2005 11:05:25 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
     writes:

    > My choice for a repair like that would be some sealant that remains
    > flexible. There are many to choose from.
    >

    5200 would probably work. 5200 has bubbles inside it when it sets so do all
    your "tooling" (smoothing, shaping, etc) while it is still gooey.

    For diesel fuel tanks, the only rubbery stuff I know that is recommended is
    Sikaflex A1 (or 1A, I'm not aboard today).

    Norm
    S/V Bandersnatch
    Lying St Augustine

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