Bed-it

[Reefpoints]

Yeah, but did you compare the taste?

It's bouquet had subtle notes of teak, with dark fruity notes..

 

[Shankara]

Theirs is Brand-X too.
https://shop.hamiltonmarine.com/products/butyl-tape-1-8--x-3-4--x-30ft--sold-by-the-roll-59523.html

Nice one. That part number: BT18345 shows up as from the company “Dicor.” Found here: https://www.homedepot.com/p/Dicor-Butyl-Seal-Tape-BT-1834-5/310964213

And here: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B075FFN31N/

Same picture and description as the Hamilton Marine website.

I love a good mystery.

 

[Red Squirrel]

Dicor BT-1834-1 Butyl Seal Tape, 30 Ft x 3/4'' Wide, Gray

The Dicor BT-1834-1 Butyl Seal Tape is ideal for sealing uniquely shaped joints. Installs quickly, with no gaps. Uniquely made to apply along unusual patterns. Works fast and leaves no skips or runs in the sealant.

www.rvupgradestore.com

Found it cheap here.
Also this version tastes like chicken

 

[KS Dave]

Compass Marine's Bed-It tape is available for pre-order (Rod posted the link on FB). Shipping in late August: Bed-It Tape

 

[Reefpoints]

FYI, the stuff from Hamilton Marine was worthless. A buddy ordered some and It had absolutely no stretch whatsoever - it crumbled like old play-doh. Also it wasn't that tacky or sticky. To be fair, this is a sample size of 1 so maybe we just got a bad one?. Regardless, if I needed butyl in a hurry I'd go with either the Fiberglast gray tape, or the Dicor stuff from: https://www.rvupgradestore.com/Butyl-Tape-p/38-1467.htm

 

[Loren Beach]

One editorial 'comment' about choosing sealant...
After you drill/cleanout the holes, chamfer the top of the opening, clean and de-grease both mating surfaces, find someone to hold the screwdriver on top while you tighten up the nut underneath, why would anyone source some lousy sealant on the basis of price?

 

[Reefpoints]

Just noticed, that as of this past weekend Maine Sail's Bed It tape is now distributed by Sailboatowners.com: https://shop.sailboatowners.com/prod.php?55717/Rod+Collins+and+apos;+Bed-It+Tape

This was posted on May 20, 2022: https://marinehowto.com/bed-it-tape/ This article has photos showing in detail the process Loren described above.

 

[dcoyle]

Theirs is Brand-X too.
https://shop.hamiltonmarine.com/products/butyl-tape-1-8--x-3-4--x-30ft--sold-by-the-roll-59523.html

 

[dcoyle]

That is surprising as Rod is the one who sent me to Hamiltons a few years back. Sorry about the bad information.

Doug

 

[dcoyle]

Has anybody been able to purchase Bed It from Sailboatowners.com? I cant get their site to work. Rod said he sold his remaining Bed It stock to Hamilton.

 

[Pete the Cat]

I bought some butyl tape from Amazon and it worked fine. Maybe I was lucky.

I have used a whole roll of the stuff I bought on Amazon with no particular problem doing most of the hatches and windows on my new-to-me Ericson. Seemed to work fine. Working with the tape does require a learning curve and some scissors and a knife.

 

[KS Dave]

After some delays, Bed-It Tape is back in stock and shipping. They announced last week they got a pallet in. I ordered and got 2 rolls in today.