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Hey that’s great to know that you were able to drill into the floor panels. That actually sounds like a great idea as long as gently tapping the square bolt head into the round drill hole doesn’t just damage and loosen the aluminum floor. I never thought about the ring nuts ! That’s perfect for...
Yeah for example pedestal seats (possibly reinforced on a larger metal plate, or a small steering console, or even small D-rings that can attach to floors for securing items. Seems like the benefit of having solid aluminum floors would include securing things onto them. The idea of soldering...
Hey community 👋. I’m looking at getting a 15’ soft pvc inflatable boat with aluminum floor sections. I have seen really old forums about ideas for safely drilling into the aluminum floors with adding metal backing plates etc in between the top and bottom floor layers but how they access to do...
Oh boy. I know this thread is from 2012 but maybe someone is still looking back here. How did you slide an aluminum plate in between the aluminum floor layers and bolt through the upper floor sheet ? Seems like you would have to separate the top and bottom floor sheets to see/access/and drill...
