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Looks really good. Is that going below the water line? I've used 5200 to seal stuff like that on my boats in the past and I agree that it is a pain to remove, but I bet the fiberglass would give before that stainless part does.
looks good!
Chris
Oh, that 5200 sealer is evil stuff. It's like a mix of Elmer's glue and super glue. If the 5200 gets in the threads, it's next to impossible to get the ring nut off. The spanner wrench that fits in the front doesn't give you enough leverage and if you put a pipe wrench on the shaft threads, that usually ends-up damaging them. I've seen these things completely smeared with 5200 and I reached immediately for the grinder to split the ring nut... Anyone that's ever worked on boats like this knows how little room there is to work and the luxury of a 14" wrench is not going to happen... For several weeks every spring, I do yacht repairs with a friend. -Oh those first couple days are killer.
Most of these overboard drains go above the waterline but on this vessel (which I didn't work on myself) I'm told there were several below the waterline. Seems weird to me but, I don't ask questions...
Ray