Just bought a dry top.

Nice piece of work. I like it.

But I'm wondering about the seals, each of which is stamped "November 2004".

Being 2 years old already, are these things on their last legs right out of the
box?

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PeteCresswell

Should be OK Pete. I'm sure you already know of the 303 stuff. If you do not
see any signs of dry rot ( tiny cracks appear when you stretch it ), I would
not worry much. I kept gaskets going for 5+years by applying it at regular
intervals.


"(PeteCresswell)" wrote in message
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Just bought a dry top.

Nice piece of work. I like it.

But I'm wondering about the seals, each of which is stamped "November
2004".

Being 2 years old already, are these things on their last legs right out
of the
box?

--
PeteCresswell

Per Grip:
Should be OK Pete. I'm sure you already know of the 303 stuff. If you do not
see any signs of dry rot ( tiny cracks appear when you stretch it ), I would
not worry much. I kept gaskets going for 5+years by applying it at regular
intervals.

Thanks.

Yeah - I slather my dry suit seals with the stuff after every use.


Something that I've learned, though: beware of 303's large spray bottle. It's
brittle to the point of being ridiculous. Drop it and you've lost the contents
and have a mess to clean up.

Been there.... *twice* already....!!! Slow learner, I guess.... -)

Now, whenever I buy the stuff, I decant it into a more durable container and
fill a little spritz bottle with some as needed.
--
PeteCresswell

And wouldn't you know, I found a BIG bottle on the net some time
ago......tranferring


"(PeteCresswell)" wrote in message
...
Per Grip:
Should be OK Pete. I'm sure you already know of the 303 stuff. If you do
not
see any signs of dry rot ( tiny cracks appear when you stretch it ), I
would
not worry much. I kept gaskets going for 5+years by applying it at
regular
intervals.

Thanks.

Yeah - I slather my dry suit seals with the stuff after every use.


Something that I've learned, though: beware of 303's large spray bottle.
It's
brittle to the point of being ridiculous. Drop it and you've lost the
contents
and have a mess to clean up.

Been there.... *twice* already....!!! Slow learner, I guess.... -)

Now, whenever I buy the stuff, I decant it into a more durable container
and
fill a little spritz bottle with some as needed.
--
PeteCresswell