Dolphinite

[Mike Mayer]

Anyone ever use this for bedding a thruhull?

A friend suggested it in place of 4200

Dolphinite

Dolfinite Bedding Compound

				Dolfinite Bedding Compound Dolfinite is a flexible, semi paste bedding compound for waterproof seals and bedding keels, stem, sternpot, transom, battens and other hull components.
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[Jeff Griglack]

Oh, I saw this and thought you were joking, that this should be used to attach signs to whales.

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[Mike Mayer]

I bet it's not as tenacious as 5200, but it might work on a whale

 

[Diane-public]

I have used it.  Actually, I was talked into using it by a wooden boat guy.

I think it probably works very well if you are bedding a fastener into wood. Or if you are bedding something through or into a surface where the surface holds the fastener.  I did not feel that it works well for through-bolted fasteners.

I'm going back to 4200.

...diane

[Dave Goldsmith]

Not that I tried it, but the can CLEARLY states for DOLPHINS,

nothing about whales.

However, it’s worth a try, and IF we succeed, manufacture of

“Dolfinite” may add

 

“Suitable for Whales also”

 

and send a donation to this deserving group

because of the increased market that is afforded them.

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[Lance Davis]

Seems like if it were a good enough product for any application it would be called, "Dolinfinite."

Lance 

[Guy Johnson]

it's similar to 'plumbers putty'. 

Guy

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From: dcbp3...@gmail.com
Subject: Re: [pearson ] Dolphinite
Date: Mon, 11 May 2015 15:32:23 -0400
To: pearso...@googlegroups.com

[RICHARD USEN]

When I owned wooden boats, the bedding compound of choice was Kuhls Bedlast. I wonder if it still exists…

 

Dick Usen

T-33 #100

Hopscotch

Boston

[rov...@yahoo.com]

Dolphinite is an organic bedding compound that probably dates back to the century before last.  It has some relevance to wooden boats but way down the list for modern materials.   Don't know what the solvent is but it dries out over time.  That's not good for any fitting that may have some movement like deck hardware and stanchion bases.  Westsail used it to bed the cap rail on my boat and it eventually resulted in some leaking.  Wouldn't use it below the water line on an FRP, steel or alloy boat.

Personally like Life Caulk, it only dates to the last century but has served me well for four boats and too many years to name.  It does not dry out, forms a bond with smooth surfaces that's difficult to break resulting in leaks.  Have pulled up hardware that's been bedded with it after more than 3 decades and it still bonds to all the surfaces and remained pliable.  

Others like polyurethane sealants like 4200/5200 and SikaFlex.  Personally don't feel they are as easy to clean up and generally work with.

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