Hi,

I have an 85 Supra Saltare. The drivers control is coming loose due to the
screw holes being worn over the years. What is a good way to anchor the
side controls back to the boat? I haven't worked with fiberglass/gel coat
repair kits up to this point.

Would I be better off buying an aftermarket side mount control? They appear
to be much lighter.


Thanks

Saltare

On Thu, 13 Jan 2005 17:59:04 GMT, "Saltare"
wrote:

Hi,

I have an 85 Supra Saltare. The drivers control is coming loose due to the
screw holes being worn over the years. What is a good way to anchor the
side controls back to the boat? I haven't worked with fiberglass/gel coat
repair kits up to this point.

Would I be better off buying an aftermarket side mount control? They appear
to be much lighter.


Thanks

Saltare


Could you use bolts through the fiberglass?

John H

On the 'PocoLoco' out of Deale, MD,
on the beautiful Chesapeake Bay!

"Divide each difficulty into as many parts as is feasible and necessary to resolve it."
Rene Descartes

On Thu, 13 Jan 2005 13:40:24 -0500, JohnH
wrote:

Could you use bolts through the fiberglass?

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That's the best solution if you can get to the back side of the
mounting panel. Otherwise, you can use oversize hardware, or fill the
old holes with MarineTex and redrill when cured.

Thanks for the quick help, I can't get to the backside, so that "Marinetex"
sounds good.

Thanks
"Saltare" wrote in message
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Hi,

I have an 85 Supra Saltare. The drivers control is coming loose due to
the screw holes being worn over the years. What is a good way to anchor
the side controls back to the boat? I haven't worked with fiberglass/gel
coat repair kits up to this point.

Would I be better off buying an aftermarket side mount control? They
appear to be much lighter.


Thanks

Saltare

Around 1/13/2005 11:07 AM, Saltare wrote:

Thanks for the quick help, I can't get to the backside, so that "Marinetex"
sounds good.

I don't know if they even make these in stainless, but since you can't
get to the backside, how about those spring-loaded toggle bolts like
they use for drywall?


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"There is nothing - absolutely nothing - half so much worth doing
as simply messing about in boats."
-Kenneth Grahame, The Wind in the Willows

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http://groups.msn.com/CarolinaSkiffOwners
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"Garth Almgren" wrote in message
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Around 1/13/2005 11:07 AM, Saltare wrote:

Thanks for the quick help, I can't get to the backside, so that
"Marinetex"
sounds good.

I don't know if they even make these in stainless, but since you can't
get to the backside, how about those spring-loaded toggle bolts like
they use for drywall?


--
~/Garth - 1966 Glastron V-142 Skiflite: "Blue-Boat"
"There is nothing - absolutely nothing - half so much worth doing
as simply messing about in boats."
-Kenneth Grahame, The Wind in the Willows

Purchase a set of these isolators. They are designed to expand on the back
side as you tighten down the bolt. No rear access required.
http://www.basspro.com/servlet/catal...arget=bro wse
You can probably get them at a hardware store as well.

--
Tony
my boats and cars at http://t.thomas.home.mchsi.com


"Saltare" wrote in message
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Hi,

I have an 85 Supra Saltare. The drivers control is coming loose due to
the screw holes being worn over the years. What is a good way to anchor
the side controls back to the boat? I haven't worked with fiberglass/gel
coat repair kits up to this point.

Would I be better off buying an aftermarket side mount control? They
appear to be much lighter.


Thanks

Saltare

The Marinetex suggestion is a good one. But you might also want to look at
"JB Weld" because it's more metal-based. I would suggest doing a
side-by-side comparison plugging a hole in a piece of scrap with each, and
then drilling it to simulate what you are really going to do with your
controls.

Good luck!

"Saltare" wrote in message
m...
Thanks for the quick help, I can't get to the backside, so that
"Marinetex"
sounds good.

Thanks
"Saltare" wrote in message
. com...
Hi,

I have an 85 Supra Saltare. The drivers control is coming loose due to
the screw holes being worn over the years. What is a good way to anchor
the side controls back to the boat? I haven't worked with
fiberglass/gel
coat repair kits up to this point.

Would I be better off buying an aftermarket side mount control? They
appear to be much lighter.


Thanks

Saltare