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imported_Spissgatter W-9
01-24-2002, 12:48 PM
Please recommend a pitch product for the bildge. Evidently "Hasco glue" doesn't ring a bell. I want to fill the depressions at the intersection of the frames and stem so that water won't collect but will flow through the limber holes/bildge/pump/sea. Thanks

imported_Spissgatter W-9
01-24-2002, 12:48 PM
Please recommend a pitch product for the bildge. Evidently "Hasco glue" doesn't ring a bell. I want to fill the depressions at the intersection of the frames and stem so that water won't collect but will flow through the limber holes/bildge/pump/sea. Thanks

imported_Spissgatter W-9
01-24-2002, 12:48 PM
Please recommend a pitch product for the bildge. Evidently "Hasco glue" doesn't ring a bell. I want to fill the depressions at the intersection of the frames and stem so that water won't collect but will flow through the limber holes/bildge/pump/sea. Thanks

RGM
01-24-2002, 02:33 PM
Your profile states that you live in Bellingham, WA. If I were you I would call Erica at Flounder Bay in Anacortes (1-800-228-4691) and/or Steve at Anacortes Marine Supply (360-293-3014). I'm pretty sure you'll find what you're looking for at either or both places (quarts and/or gallons). Fairly close to home, nice town, nice people. Good luck.

RGM
01-24-2002, 02:33 PM
Your profile states that you live in Bellingham, WA. If I were you I would call Erica at Flounder Bay in Anacortes (1-800-228-4691) and/or Steve at Anacortes Marine Supply (360-293-3014). I'm pretty sure you'll find what you're looking for at either or both places (quarts and/or gallons). Fairly close to home, nice town, nice people. Good luck.

RGM
01-24-2002, 02:33 PM
Your profile states that you live in Bellingham, WA. If I were you I would call Erica at Flounder Bay in Anacortes (1-800-228-4691) and/or Steve at Anacortes Marine Supply (360-293-3014). I'm pretty sure you'll find what you're looking for at either or both places (quarts and/or gallons). Fairly close to home, nice town, nice people. Good luck.

Wilson Fitt
01-25-2002, 10:49 AM
Call a commercial roofing supply house or contractor and enquire about "pitch pan sealant". It's the roofing industry's modern chemical answer to pitch, used to seal around vent stacks in flat roofs. I have had good experience with it in the application that you describe.

Wilson Fitt
01-25-2002, 10:49 AM
Call a commercial roofing supply house or contractor and enquire about "pitch pan sealant". It's the roofing industry's modern chemical answer to pitch, used to seal around vent stacks in flat roofs. I have had good experience with it in the application that you describe.

Wilson Fitt
01-25-2002, 10:49 AM
Call a commercial roofing supply house or contractor and enquire about "pitch pan sealant". It's the roofing industry's modern chemical answer to pitch, used to seal around vent stacks in flat roofs. I have had good experience with it in the application that you describe.

rob
01-25-2002, 06:19 PM
Or talk to a commercial roofer supply about hot melt tar. It acts just like Jefferys marine glue. If you only need a little they might chip you off some from there"pot" other wise you have to buy a 20lb brick...but it is dirt cheap and works beutifully

rob
01-25-2002, 06:19 PM
Or talk to a commercial roofer supply about hot melt tar. It acts just like Jefferys marine glue. If you only need a little they might chip you off some from there"pot" other wise you have to buy a 20lb brick...but it is dirt cheap and works beutifully

rob
01-25-2002, 06:19 PM
Or talk to a commercial roofer supply about hot melt tar. It acts just like Jefferys marine glue. If you only need a little they might chip you off some from there"pot" other wise you have to buy a 20lb brick...but it is dirt cheap and works beutifully

Jerry Sousa
01-25-2002, 10:04 PM
Geo, I'm facing the same situation as yourself. I've spent days chipping out tar from those wells near the stem-frame intersection. And there's still some left! I've decided to replace not with tar but tung oil putty, that way when I need access to that area again removal would be far easier. Also if I should need some putty in an emergency it would be close to hand!

There was a thread on this topic a while ago where someone mentioned the hazard of tar forming air pockets as a result of it bubbling whilst hot. Something which I found happened on my boat and those air pockets had filled up with water too, so beware!

Jerry Sousa
01-25-2002, 10:04 PM
Geo, I'm facing the same situation as yourself. I've spent days chipping out tar from those wells near the stem-frame intersection. And there's still some left! I've decided to replace not with tar but tung oil putty, that way when I need access to that area again removal would be far easier. Also if I should need some putty in an emergency it would be close to hand!

There was a thread on this topic a while ago where someone mentioned the hazard of tar forming air pockets as a result of it bubbling whilst hot. Something which I found happened on my boat and those air pockets had filled up with water too, so beware!

Jerry Sousa
01-25-2002, 10:04 PM
Geo, I'm facing the same situation as yourself. I've spent days chipping out tar from those wells near the stem-frame intersection. And there's still some left! I've decided to replace not with tar but tung oil putty, that way when I need access to that area again removal would be far easier. Also if I should need some putty in an emergency it would be close to hand!

There was a thread on this topic a while ago where someone mentioned the hazard of tar forming air pockets as a result of it bubbling whilst hot. Something which I found happened on my boat and those air pockets had filled up with water too, so beware!

syd
01-31-2002, 11:22 PM
Geo,

Though I've seen pine tar, pine tar/creosote,and other various mixtures used for this purpose The material that I've seen used the most for your application is a mixture of beeswax and beef tallow. This is the only material that was used on the snapper fleet smacks that worked out of Pensacola, Fl.

syd

syd
01-31-2002, 11:22 PM
Geo,

Though I've seen pine tar, pine tar/creosote,and other various mixtures used for this purpose The material that I've seen used the most for your application is a mixture of beeswax and beef tallow. This is the only material that was used on the snapper fleet smacks that worked out of Pensacola, Fl.

syd

syd
01-31-2002, 11:22 PM
Geo,

Though I've seen pine tar, pine tar/creosote,and other various mixtures used for this purpose The material that I've seen used the most for your application is a mixture of beeswax and beef tallow. This is the only material that was used on the snapper fleet smacks that worked out of Pensacola, Fl.

syd

Stephen
02-01-2002, 02:19 AM
Just finished reading Gary Maynards article about decks in the latest WB issue. He mentions that Owens-Corning Steeps number 3 is a shoe-in for pitch. I am wanting a small amount for my bilge and can't find it anywhere (I'm in Calgary, Alberta). I tried their website:
http://www.owenscorning.com/index.asp

but had no luck there. The 1-800 number didn't work for me either.
Can anyone help me out?

Stephen
02-01-2002, 02:19 AM
Just finished reading Gary Maynards article about decks in the latest WB issue. He mentions that Owens-Corning Steeps number 3 is a shoe-in for pitch. I am wanting a small amount for my bilge and can't find it anywhere (I'm in Calgary, Alberta). I tried their website:
http://www.owenscorning.com/index.asp

but had no luck there. The 1-800 number didn't work for me either.
Can anyone help me out?

Stephen
02-01-2002, 02:19 AM
Just finished reading Gary Maynards article about decks in the latest WB issue. He mentions that Owens-Corning Steeps number 3 is a shoe-in for pitch. I am wanting a small amount for my bilge and can't find it anywhere (I'm in Calgary, Alberta). I tried their website:
http://www.owenscorning.com/index.asp

but had no luck there. The 1-800 number didn't work for me either.
Can anyone help me out?

Stephen
02-04-2002, 11:42 AM
Well I finally got through to the Owens-corning 1-800-get-pink number only to find that their roofing products are not available in Canada.
A dead end for me.

Stephen
02-04-2002, 11:42 AM
Well I finally got through to the Owens-corning 1-800-get-pink number only to find that their roofing products are not available in Canada.
A dead end for me.

Stephen
02-04-2002, 11:42 AM
Well I finally got through to the Owens-corning 1-800-get-pink number only to find that their roofing products are not available in Canada.
A dead end for me.