mrkoje wrote:
Looks good and no doubt a lot stronger. I would recommend to get some dicor lap sealant though and put a nice layer around the base if you haven't already.
If you don't mind me asking - what exactly do you use your CB for now?
mrkoje,
I appreciate the nice comment. On the Dicor lap sealant thing, yep, I've used it in the past and, it's pretty good stuff. There's quite a few on here and other RV forums that are not fans of Silicone for sealing anything on roofs. Well, I guess that's ok but, this rig is now 12 years old and, there's items up on that roof that were installed close to the day that coach was born and, they were sealed and caulked with Silicone. And, that Silicone is still as nice as when it was applied that long ago.
When I began the process of installing that antenna mount, I put a bead around the original fitting that was protruding out of the roof. Then I put a dab on each drilled hole. Then I put a bead all the way around the perimeter of the main plate. Then I put small bead around the inside of the welded collar, right at where the collar was welded to the plate.
Then I placed the plate down on the fiberglass. Then, another small dab was placed in each hole prior to the screws being inserted. And finally, as you can see, there were two more beads placed. One was around the base of the collar on the outside and then right at the entrance of the spring loaded part of the antenna, into the collar.
So, at this point, I'm pretty sure it's safe to say, it's sealed. Only time will tell.
Scott
