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Re: Material: BP screw in hatches sealing
By:Jay Babina
Date: 2/9/2015, 8:55 am
In Response To: Material: BP screw in hatches sealing (Thomas Duncan)

Have you thought about using a gasket?

There's a thin styrofoam type of material used for packaging that would be perfect. It's about 1/16" thick, flexible and waterproof. Or something else that's flexible like that. I would think that would do a better job than just adhesive: Or both.

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Material: BP screw in hatches sealing
Thomas Duncan -- 2/8/2015, 11:26 am
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JohnAbercrombie -- 2/8/2015, 12:10 pm
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JohnAbercrombie -- 2/8/2015, 5:18 pm
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Thomas Duncan -- 2/8/2015, 8:47 pm
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Mike Bielski -- 2/8/2015, 10:18 pm
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Brian Nystrom -- 2/9/2015, 8:40 am
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daveg -- 2/9/2015, 11:42 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 2/10/2015, 1:01 am
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Brian Nystrom -- 2/10/2015, 7:28 am
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Thomas Duncan -- 2/12/2015, 8:11 am
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Jay Babina -- 2/9/2015, 8:55 am
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Thomas Duncan -- 2/9/2015, 10:12 am
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JohnAbercrombie -- 2/9/2015, 1:22 pm
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Thomas Duncan -- 2/9/2015, 3:24 pm
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JohnAbercrombie -- 2/9/2015, 5:59 pm
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Thomas Duncan -- 2/9/2015, 6:30 pm
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Thomas Duncan -- 2/9/2015, 7:58 pm
Like this stuff
Jay Babina -- 2/9/2015, 3:17 pm
Re: Like this stuff
Thomas Duncan -- 2/9/2015, 3:30 pm
Re: Like this stuff
Brian Nystrom -- 2/10/2015, 7:36 am
Re: Like this stuff
Jay Babina -- 2/10/2015, 3:01 pm
Re: Like this stuff
Mike Bielski -- 2/11/2015, 10:04 am