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millermg
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Initially Posted - 05/11/2008 :  21:38:57  Show Profile
So the teak's off and sanded, ready for finishing. When I was removing it, underneath between the wood and the fiberglass was all sealed with some funny brown stuff my kids dubbed "peanut butter glue". Anyone know what the heck that stuff is?

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Sloop Smitten
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Response Posted - 05/12/2008 :  09:16:50  Show Profile
Sounds like someone used "Liquid Nails" as a bedding compound.
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cat1951
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Response Posted - 05/12/2008 :  09:26:07  Show Profile
Good Luck removing the old stuff whatever it is. We spent 2 hours yesterday removing the old sealant, and some old varnish. We used a product called "goof off" and still it took brushing, and soaking each area. I am left handed and my left arm is pretty sore from all the scrubbing we had to do.
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Response Posted - 05/12/2008 :  09:26:12  Show Profile
That's what I found under the teak (particularly around the companionway) and the mast step. Must be a special Catalina Yachts concoction. I got some kind of spray-on, orange-scented adhesive remover and used it liberally.
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Prospector
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Response Posted - 05/12/2008 :  11:40:12  Show Profile  Visit Prospector's Homepage
We also had it on ours. I just scraped it all off with a putty knife. It offered very little resistance.
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dlucier
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Response Posted - 05/12/2008 :  12:28:11  Show Profile
I found the same stuff around my hatchboard trim. It appears to be a paste like sealant similar to Dolfinite. As Prospector said, a putty knife will get most of it off.
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Larry
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Response Posted - 05/12/2008 :  14:18:59  Show Profile
It does sound like Dolfinite. I used it for bedding my teak around the companionway. No leaks yet. I wanted to be able to remove the pieces when they needed to be refinished without breaking them.
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sweetcraft
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Response Posted - 05/12/2008 :  23:23:50  Show Profile
Try a heat gun but be very careful with low heat. Speeds up the removing of a lot of the glues.
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skrenz
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Response Posted - 05/14/2008 :  15:27:51  Show Profile
I think it's Dolfinite too. But man, this stuff is expensive ! It's like $30+ a pint. Any suggestions for a replacement material? It seems that one reason to use it is that it has more body than caulk and so acts as a filler between the teak and the fiberglass.
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Larry
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Response Posted - 05/14/2008 :  15:49:47  Show Profile
As I said earlier, I have used dolfinite. I do not remember exactly why, but I remember thinking that I wouldn't use it again. I think it was a little messy to use and I was concerned that it wouldn't hold up over time. However, to date I haven't seen any leaks like I had before. It is going on three years now since I reinstalled all my exterior teak.
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