How do I fix a jockey console down to the floor of my RIB?

[tmeo]

I have just bought a new Southern Pacific "Cormerant" 4.1m RIB. It came with a jockey console, but this isn't fixed down to the deck. I was wondering what the best way to fixing it down would be. My father suggested nuts and bolts, but there's no way I can get nuts under the floor. I thought of scews and silicone, but he says it won't hold, but I think it will. How are consoles noramlly fixed down?

 

[snapperbait]

Re: How do I fix a jockey console down to the floor of my RIB?

For a small console, I think screws would be fine.. The console in my 15' flats skiff is held down with 10 or 12 large screws.. Held for 5 years, and they don't look like they'll let go anytime soon...<br /><br />You might also try some toggle bolts like these..<br />

 

[tmeo]

Re: How do I fix a jockey console down to the floor of my RIB?

Thanks. <br />I'll give it a go.

 

[18rabbit]

Re: How do I fix a jockey console down to the floor of my RIB?

Why is the console not fixed to the deck? Maybe you could ask a factory rep how the console is normally fixed to the deck.<br /><br />I have an 18-ft Avon RIB. The boat was made with a pair of raised, glass over wood, longitude rails fixed to the floor so seats, console, fuel tank, etc can be screwed down without compromising the deck. My RIB is designed in a way that I cannot put any holes in the deck, only screws in the rails. Well, I can put holes in the deck…but then we all get really, really wet. <br /><br />Snapperbait always has good, realistic ideas for fixing stuff. I am guessing your boat’s ‘R’ part is a molded plastic shell and may have nominally thick (thin!) decking. Just be sure the shell is designed in such a way that you can put holes in the deck and it is not going to flex/crack/break with the toggles. Not all RIB’s are designed equally.<br /><br />Perhaps someone here can giver you ideas on adhesives that can be used to glue reinforcing to the deck, if it is needed, where the toggles go thru.

 

[tmeo]

Re: How do I fix a jockey console down to the floor of my RIB?

The hull has a cavity between the deck and the outter skin. The outer bit is grp, as is the deck. I think there is some marine ply sandwiched in the deck too - there is in the transform. I'll drill a pilot hole and see whatI find.