Most of my gaskets (round rubber ring) around my deck plates are in poor shape. West Marine doesn't just carry the gaskets, they want you to buy a whole new deck plate. Has anyone found them for sale? Has anyone made their own? It looks like I could just put a rubberband around the plate and use that. I know it wouldn't hold up for any length of time. Can you use a liquid gasket material in a tube? Can you cut out a gasket from gasket material from the auto store?
Any suggestions? 5th (Marty)
Marty, the gasket material from an auto store will work. I have recently had great success with using boat life marine caulk. When or if you remove your plate in the future use a putty knife or thin blade to cut the seal. It is expensive runs 20 dollars a tube.
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Marty - I need to order some for my boat as well. I checked out that website provided by Paul. Looks good except for the ridiculous cost of shipping for (4) $2 gaskets....$16.45 for UPS. The guy who did my survey said I could get them at a 'Hydraulic Shop'. If worse comes to worse, I wouldn't mind splitting the shipping, but even then it is still a little expensive....Don
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Don, my point was only that they are available even though WM doesn't carry them so you have to buy the whole deck plate just to get a gasket. You may be able to have a store order them having the part numbers of the size you need and save on shipping. I can't believe they consider 1 o ring = 1 lb.
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Last edited by onefishnfool; 04-27-2010 at 04:34 PM.
Don, my point was only that they are available even though WM doesn't carry them so you have to buy the whole deck plate just to get a gasket. You may be able to have a store order them having the part numbers of the size you need and save on shipping. I can't believe they consider 1 o ring = 1 lb.
Paul - If I came across as complaining about your post, I apologize. That was not my intention. Your post was right on. I just wanted to let Marty know there had to be another option. They really wanted $16 for shipping. As you said, you alerted us to the fact that you can get just the O-rings and I thank you for that. I found that you can order the gaskets from the company that actually makes the deck plates....Beckson.com. They are very reasonable and their shipping was only $5. Marty has already placed the order for us....Don
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No offense here I checked the site and the shipping was outrageous. I also noted in my post they state the weight of the o ring is approx 1 pound each. They will charge you $16 to ship UPS then put it in an envelope and ship it by USPS for $2.
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Deck Plate Gaskets
. The guy who did my survey said I could get them at a 'Hydraulic Shop'. If worse comes to worse, I wouldn't mind splitting the shipping, but even then it is still a little expensive....Don
2008 Maycraft 2550XL (The Hunter) - Yamaha F250 
You may be able to have a store order them having the part numbers of the size you need and save on shipping. I can't believe they consider 1 o ring = 1 lb.
They will charge you $16 to ship UPS then put it in an envelope and ship it by USPS for $2.
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