Calk at outboard bracket/hull interface

[coldpizza]

What is the best calk to use at outboard bracket/hull interface?
I plan to use a church key to 'scrape' the old off, install new, and touch up the ablative bottom paint.
Thanks in advance.

 

[Blaugrana]

I used 4200 based on feedback I saw on here.

Think there was a thread on the site last year with a couple of new 228 owners that were interested.

 

[blindmullet]

You are really just sealing the edge. There is a 5200 like material under the bracket itself. I would use something UV rated from 3m or boatlife.

 

[DennisG01]

You are really just sealing the edge. There is a 5200 like material under the bracket itself. I would use something UV rated from 3m or boatlife.

This. Or, at least, this SHOULD BE just a cosmetic thing. The caulking you are planning on doing does NOT keep water out of the bracket or hull. Any halfway decent caulk is fine here. Personally, I like the Boatlife stuff - but that's not to take anything away from other brands.

EDIT: It does help to keep things cleaner, though, as it keeps dirt and crap from accumulating in there.

 

[Sdfish]

Another vote for BoatLife!

 

[doug228]

So its normal to have the little gap at the top of the bracket?

 

[DennisG01]

So its normal to have the little gap at the top of the bracket?

Yup, the bracket and the platform are two separate entities. Pretty tough to get a perfect match. These boats weren't built using a micrometer