hi,
i try to dissmount a fx-one hulls but the silicone arround the holes of the crossbars are very hard and it´s impossible separate it, anybody knows any
trick for remove the silicone?
Thanks, Dani
Hopefully they did not use 5200 because you will basically have to rip off the gelcoat to get it apart. Even regular silicone caulk can be very tenacious. I think the only real option is to try to get a blade under the crossbar and cut the adhesive.
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~~ Dogboy is right... Ya might have ta use a hot knife, or a thin blade copping saw or hack saw. Ya might need heat on them to. Some people don't know 5200 is a sealant & adhesive... Before ya put anything on or use--read the label.. Good Luck~~~~~~ 🙄
Try a length of wire. Perhaps even a hot wire cutter.
The Hobie assembly manual does not describe disassembly.
Have you contacted Hobie tech support?
Have you looked here?
https://www.hobie.com/forums/index.php?c=2
Edited by gahamby on Mar 03, 2019 - 12:44 PM.
Wire idea sounds great. I had success using a hacksaw blade.
I have dismounted mast steps and tramp tracks bedded down in 3M 5200 using a variable temp heat gun.
These were,however, metal to metal bonds. The aluminum tends to sink the heat away.
Try using as thin a length of 7x19 wire as you can find or some new synthetic line and a couple of trap handles.
i've had success separating hulls and beams with a wooden wedge. Make it about 10-12 inches long, and tapering it from 0 to only 3/4" thick. Drive it in slowly from the bottom, outer edge.
It might help to block up the cross bars a little so the hulls are just off the ground. Gravity can be helpful.
Sometimes an oscillating multi-tool can do things that would take forever with another blade.
The wooden wedge suggestion seems best. I'm not sure where you're going to run a power tool without damaging the beam (really bad) or hull (repairable).
Even without silicon, I've found that strapping the hull down to the trailer then taking a mallet to the inside of the crossbeam is needed.
https://www.harborfreight.com/professional-windshield-removal-kit-96339.html
This might do the trick if you don't want to make your own tool.
So how'd it go? Did you get the hull dismounted?