Bellows To Hull quastion...

[LiPo Power]

Simple quastion:
What would be the best product to install bellows/rubber boots to the hull?
I know some use silicone but is there something better?
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Check picture please.
Thank You
Robert

[ron1950]

i used a little 5 min epoxy on mine then some silicone ..either is good for me...just remember tape doesent stick to anything siliconed

[marko500]

I usually epoxy a piece of brass tube into the hull with a 1/4" or so sticking out. Then slide the bellows over the tube. Secure with a zip tie or a piece of silicone line stretched over it to act as a clamp. You could also glue it on but you'll destroy the boot if you ever want to remove it.

Mark

[JimClark]

some don't even use them

[siberianhusky]

Goop or shoe goo.

[kookie_guy]

CA glue. Install the boot into the hole, put a drop in one spot, and the CA will flow around the complete perimeter giving a solid seal.

[dana]

I usually epoxy a piece of brass tube into the hull with a 1/4" or so sticking out. Then slide the bellows over the tube. Secure with a zip tie or a piece of silicone line stretched over it to act as a clamp. You could also glue it on but you'll destroy the boot if you ever want to remove it.

Mark

i really like this idea. makes me want to rip all my boots out and redo them lol

[blizard05]

I usually epoxy a piece of brass tube into the hull with a 1/4" or so sticking out. Then slide the bellows over the tube. Secure with a zip tie or a piece of silicone line stretched over it to act as a clamp. You could also glue it on but you'll destroy the boot if you ever want to remove it.

Mark

I do the same thing,but use a peice of plastic from a bic pen

[sailr]

This is the same way I do it but I leave aout 3/8" sticking out. That gives you a more secure surface to zip tie your boot to. I never glue them. Some glues will deteriorate the rubber boat over time.

I usually epoxy a piece of brass tube into the hull with a 1/4" or so sticking out. Then slide the bellows over the tube. Secure with a zip tie or a piece of silicone line stretched over it to act as a clamp. You could also glue it on but you'll destroy the boot if you ever want to remove it.

Mark

[Darin Jordan]

If you are working on the Stiletto and are replacing the bellows, I'd listen to the guys on the brass tubing, making sure to run it all the way through and gluing it on both the battery tray side and the radio side. I think the way the factory installs the bellows on this boat is part of the reason it gets water inside it from time to time when overturned.

I do the same at the back of the boat, even so far as to add two more holes back there and running the wires for the ESC/Motor connection out individual holes so they can be better sealed.

[LiPo Power]

Great help, thank You!