Just me, but I'd scrape it all off clear around your pump completely with a razor blade, then make sure it's good and clean with goobgone and acetone or thinner. Say what they want about this "Marine grade", but I'd be willing to bet my showers at home see more direct water in a year than ANYONE's boat does.
In most cases, "marine grade" simply means "More Markup"....... JMO
Ray
GT, that is a great idea about the piano string.
I don't know if you tried a search, but there's been a few threads on how to do this.
If you decide to use silicone, all you need is something that is 100% silicone.
Use some masking tape to outline where it's going to go so it looks clean and doesn't make a huge mess.
You don't have to go crazy and gob it on, just put a nice bead around. Put on a rubber glove and use your finger to
even out the silicone so it looks all pretty. Then peel the tape off before the silicone dries.
If you go with silicone you gotta post pics of the end result so we can see how you did ;D
GT, that is a great idea about the piano string.
What I was saying in the post before yours is that I already did it. That's what Im asking...when I scraped off the old sealant the glue came out with it. There was no gasket. I sealed it back up with the polyurethane sealant, no gasket. The sealant is used for forming "permanent water and weather proof seals." It bonds to fiberglass and metal.
My question is, is this going to be ok or do I need to re-do it and do it differently. I havent done this before so I just want to make sure I do it right and dont sink my shit (knocks on wood).
Using poly will be OK, the issue is getting it back apart if/when you need to...The problem with silicone is when gasoline hits it, it disappears like money from your wallet... :thumbdown:
What sealer did you end up using? If I may be so bold.... :sly:
BTW, did you end up getting an oil pan?
GT
Here's what I used...
http://www.stickwithpl.com/Products.aspx?ID=Polyurethane-Roof-Flashing-Sealant
Here's the pan I got...I like the pan and it was only about $330 w/tax
http://www.performanceboats.com/html/forums/showthread.php?t=8979
What I was saying in the post before yours is that I already did it. That's what Im asking...when I scraped off the old sealant the glue came out with it. There was no gasket. I sealed it back up with the polyurethane sealant, no gasket. The sealant is used for forming "permanent water and weather proof seals." It bonds to fiberglass and metal.
My question is, is this going to be ok or do I need to re-do it and do it differently. I havent done this before so I just want to make sure I do it right and dont sink my shit (knocks on wood).
Yes silicone comes off with gas, but if you got gas around your pump, :sly:
We obviously have not been boating together... :sly: LOL
GT
We obviously have not been boating together... :sly: LOL
My point was that it is not solvent resistant like a marine sealer is...Oil included... ;)
GT
Hmmm, hate to be the doom and gloom, I am not sure that pan is going to fit...The sealer may be OK...Not what I use, but that means nothing...
GT