How to Apply Sikaflex to Deck Seams 5 29 14

Yes, this video is long by TH-cam standards, but we have been receiving calls, emails and texts asking us to shoot a video focusing on paying Sikaflex into deck seams the Snake Mountain Boatworks way.
Here it is. I hope it fills in the gaps, if you will excuse a terrible pun.

[@redred6169]

ready to start my 1951 Chris craft Rivera. I will be needing all the help I can get .thanks soo much for your posts.

[@muzisthebuz6007]

Great radio station in the background!

[@heinseemann7070]

The rounded blade is a very good idea. Can't wait to try it out with a tea spoon as an alternative tomorrow.

[@cosmonott1]

Wow. Fabulous work.Thank you for sharing.

[@christian1205]

Thanks for the video, what kind of liquid did you use for clean the surface and the scraper when you are working with the sikaflex? I saw a plastic container in the video whe you put the scraper on the sikaflex.

[@emreozel3453]

i liked the background music, Master.

[@stevenlichty7631]

Perhaps a naive question, but just wanted to confirm that the Sikaflex is always applied after all the varnishing is done, yes? I would not think one would varnish on top of Sikaflex, but could you please confirm this? Thanks. Boat looks great.

[@jackreeves3001]

Beautiful work. Thanks for sharing your time and talent! KANSAS

[@stevestanicak7040]

how do you clean out the old stuff?

[@stuartharshbarger2341]

:Hello, Thanks to you guys for the videos on this topic. It inspired me to fabricate a "barrel-back tribute" of a sliding companion hatch on a vintage sailboat.. As with most things, the tape peeling is not as easy as it looks ;-). My gaps were wider - ~ .25 +- .375 wide. And with practice, and folding the tape back onto itself as I removed (sort of pulling it backwards,), finally could leave a decent line without tears in the sikaflex. So, how long do you let it set before removing the tape? There must be an art to letting it set long enough for cleaner tape removal, but not so long that any raised sikaflex stands... thoughts? 2/3rds finished, and can live with the result, but was initially a little rough going with lots of Razor edge cleanup on the first few lines .. Thanks again for motivating the project and for any insight.

[@brockoli9130]

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[@ryansh84]

Do you remove the old caulk/Sikaflex before you place polyurethaning on the wood

[@bill739123]

I dream of working in such a shop or owning such a place. You are so fortunate

[@cherfieldm]

Thanks for sharing, what type of materials did you use ?

[@bill739123]

You have some out of this world great looking boats there. If they were girls I would rate them as perfect 10'S

[@colinmarble2552]

Might have helped the sound without the compressor and use a microphone.

[@DanBetta]

How annoying that air leak is. Dub the video in the future.

[@jordanschrier3625]

What? I can't hear U!

[@YTviewer118]

Applying too much pressure will cause the sika to sag and cause a curved finish