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Re: aluminum straps

To: TrmpetDave@aol.com
Subject: Re: aluminum straps
From: "Michael D. Miles, PE" <mdmiles@home.com>
Date: Wed, 26 May 1999 21:39:41 -0700
This sounds like a good material with or in place of the damp-coarse
(sp?) that goes between the body and the frame.  Any comment?

TrmpetDave@aol.com wrote:
> 
> For the person who asked about what to put under the aluminum straps on the
> rear deck of the +8, I just had an inspiration: marine bedding compound. It
> is a waterproof putty-like material that is meant to be applied under items
> to be screwed down to the deck of a boat. It is semisolid, and oozes into
> nooks and crannies under the cleat, stanchion, etc to be affixed, and then
> hardens somewhat, but never becomes brittle. It keeps water, both salt and
> fresh, out, perventing rust and dry rot, and would probably work quite well
> on a Morgan. Dave Collins, San Diego

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