dpagini
Seaman Apprentice
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- Nov 18, 2015
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Can anyone give me some thoughts on an issue I've run into with my swim platform...? At one point this fall, I heard a pop while a friend was on the platform, and I determined that it must have been the last screw head holding in the support to the transom snap off. So there were 4 screws in this brace, and they all seem to have snapped off within a mm or two from being flush.
Here's my question... can anyone suggest some repair alternatives? Originally I was thinking I would just have to remove what's left of the screws, and then thru bolt them. Problem is, the place it connects is inaccessible through the engine compartment. My next thought is to just throw some 5200 in the existing holes to make sure they are sealed, and move the support over half an inch and put 4 new screws into the boat. I'm really not sure how deep these screws should be though. Also, should I put them in with some kind (5200 also?) of sealer? Is there any reason I should not take this approach?
I'm attaching a picture below that shows the support unattached and moved over to the left half an inch or so.
Any help is much appreciated, thanks!!
Thanks,
DP
Here's my question... can anyone suggest some repair alternatives? Originally I was thinking I would just have to remove what's left of the screws, and then thru bolt them. Problem is, the place it connects is inaccessible through the engine compartment. My next thought is to just throw some 5200 in the existing holes to make sure they are sealed, and move the support over half an inch and put 4 new screws into the boat. I'm really not sure how deep these screws should be though. Also, should I put them in with some kind (5200 also?) of sealer? Is there any reason I should not take this approach?
I'm attaching a picture below that shows the support unattached and moved over to the left half an inch or so.
Any help is much appreciated, thanks!!
Thanks,
DP