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Stripped screw holding swim platform
The screws holding the swim platform stripped out of the fiberglass on
one side of the platform.(Oversized guy yanking on the platform) What can I squirt into the stripped holes to dry out the water(water splashed into the holes returning to the dock) without delaminating the transom wood. And can I just go back with the next larger size screw? The mounting is just above the water line but gets wet with splashing waves. Thanks. |
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Let it dry out and reinstall a SS bolt with a backing plate. A dab of
3M 5200 in the hole will take care of the rest. Dan wrote: The screws holding the swim platform stripped out of the fiberglass on one side of the platform.(Oversized guy yanking on the platform) What can I squirt into the stripped holes to dry out the water(water splashed into the holes returning to the dock) without delaminating the transom wood. And can I just go back with the next larger size screw? The mounting is just above the water line but gets wet with splashing waves. Thanks. |
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On Mon, 04 Jul 2005 00:02:15 GMT, Dan Krueger
wrote: Let it dry out and reinstall a SS bolt with a backing plate. A dab of 3M 5200 in the hole will take care of the rest. Use a hair drier to get most of the water, then let it air dry. A small application of 5200 will fix about anything. Get the quick set version of 5200 otherwise you'll be waiting forever to it to set. |
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Dan Krueger wrote:
Let it dry out and reinstall a SS bolt with a backing plate. A dab of 3M 5200 in the hole will take care of the rest. Dan wrote: The screws holding the swim platform stripped out of the fiberglass on one side of the platform.(Oversized guy yanking on the platform) What can I squirt into the stripped holes to dry out the water(water splashed into the holes returning to the dock) without delaminating the transom wood. And can I just go back with the next larger size screw? The mounting is just above the water line but gets wet with splashing waves. Thanks. When I rebedded a bunch of my fittings I drilled the original hole oversize...dabbed fibreglass epoxy all around the inside of the hole, let it dry and then drilled out to the correct size. I used larger backing plates and bedded fitting with 3M 4200. |
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Can I use fender washers as a backing plate. And can I use a through bolt without doing the larger hole/epoxy route using either 5200 or 4200? |
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On 4 Jul 2005 21:24:22 -0700, "
wrote: Can I use fender washers as a backing plate. And can I use a through bolt without doing the larger hole/epoxy route using either 5200 or 4200? All stainless hardware would work fine. If you are going to use 5200, get the quick set version - it works great. |
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