Enough coats of varnish for the bow roller platform and all the other pieces I was varnishing at the same time. Now to put some holes in this piece of wood. First I made the 3 holes that would act as the primary bolt holes through the platform and the deck. From there I was able to mark the deck where I would need to drill. The holes through the deck were drilled out at 5/8" then filled with thickened epoxy. These I let sit for a day then drilled them out again with a 3/8" hole. This will seal the deck core should any water infiltrate the hole. The bolts for the primary holes are 3/8" stainless hex head 6 1/2" long. They protrude below deck about 1 inch. My next trick will be to make a backing plate to sandwich the deck and platform. I will use the 1/4" aluminum plate again but access to this point of the deck and hull is extremely tight and is blocked by the Sampson post running vertically up through the deck in the middle of the for-peak.
Sailing: The art of getting wet and becoming ill while slowly going nowhere at great expense.
Tuesday, August 16, 2011
Roller Mount
Enough coats of varnish for the bow roller platform and all the other pieces I was varnishing at the same time. Now to put some holes in this piece of wood. First I made the 3 holes that would act as the primary bolt holes through the platform and the deck. From there I was able to mark the deck where I would need to drill. The holes through the deck were drilled out at 5/8" then filled with thickened epoxy. These I let sit for a day then drilled them out again with a 3/8" hole. This will seal the deck core should any water infiltrate the hole. The bolts for the primary holes are 3/8" stainless hex head 6 1/2" long. They protrude below deck about 1 inch. My next trick will be to make a backing plate to sandwich the deck and platform. I will use the 1/4" aluminum plate again but access to this point of the deck and hull is extremely tight and is blocked by the Sampson post running vertically up through the deck in the middle of the for-peak.
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