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Your friend is absolutely correct. During my tenure in the industry which pretty much covered the 70's I never even saw a Phillips head fastener. Our screw guns had driver bits with collars to keep the screw heads centered.
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CajunSpike (11-24-2018) |
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Bill or Neil
Maybe I'm missing something here....... How can you be assured that the holes in the rail mounting feet will line up with the existing holes in the boat after the rail is welded in a shop? Especially since the pieces are loose now. TRUE GRIT |
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A welding jig can be easily fabricated to hold everything in alignment. Off the deck measure the distance of the three holes for each leg from the outboard mounting hole of the transom leg, also the distance between corresponding mounting holes for all four legs. Lay out the dimensions on a sheet of plywood and screw all the pieces where they belong before welding it back together. Not only will this align the rotation of the foot pads but also the dimension between the broken legs. The pads will probably need to be shimmed on the jig to allow for deck camber.
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CajunSpike (11-24-2018) |
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Awesome idea Neal.
I was thinking, if you put a correct sized rod inside the rail, at the broken joint, this will force the pieces into their pre-break position and alignment. After that its only the leg in/out position to get right. The machine shop I use has been open for ages and is owned by an old time guy. He knows lots of tricks. I love to hear all ya'll thoughts and experiences on stuff like this, in any case.
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Welding tends to shrink, deform and deflect the project so holding the feet in alignment pays off during installation.
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So going back to the boat and making a cardboard template of the bolt holes would be good idea then......?
Since the center posts are intact, would just need a template from center post to side post.
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I think so. The quality of the finished product depends on the quality of the pattern.
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CajunSpike (11-24-2018) |
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Two or three weeks later he asked me to meet him at the boat - the rail was ready. The rail fit perfectly. I couldn't believe it. From rough measurements to perfect rail. He told me how he did it. He cut and bent the steel and did minimal welding then he and another fella brought the rail down to the boat and did the final bends then took it back to the shop and finished the welding. A true custom rail. I'll bet your guy knows a few tricks like this. Maybe he can use the boat itself as a template. TRUE GRIT |
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CajunSpike (11-25-2018) |
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Went back to the marina today(22 miles) and took some cardboard with me.
Cut out a pattern that was close, then aligned it to the mounting points on the deck. Punched holes in the cardboard that matched the holes in the deck. Boat without rails. Kinda like it. Yes I know the swim ladder legs are off center. Pattern next to rail. Inserted temp sticks to hold rails together. Pattern under legs to check how close it is to reality. Decent I think. Holes match up.
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McMaster-Carr is one source and they have several sizes. As an example, look up their number 7039A14
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Wow, I'm getting some of those!!!
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I should mention that having used such bits with slotted screws for several years, they perform poorly compared to simple Phillips head screws with a properly sized driver bit. I think I still have one of my old collared bits but can't remember the last time I used it, more like a museum piece.
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Rail is at a shop getting repaired. No word yet on progress. NOT going back with the slotted bolts. Probably going to use hex head stainless same size.
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If you have a good fastener source available, check out button head machine screws. They have a hex recess to fit an allen wrench, good tool holding properties and good appearance.
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Neil 1977 Catalina 30 San Pedro, California prior boats 1987 Westsail 32, 1970 Catalina 22 Had my hands in a few others Last edited by ndutton; 12-07-2018 at 03:06 PM. |
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CajunSpike (12-07-2018) |
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From the local Lowes, who had a large stainless selection...ready to go when rail is done. Thanks for the idea Neal.
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Now, if you want to make it truly First Yacht Quality, touch those heads on a buffing wheel. They'll polish up mirror bright.
(it's a disease, I tell ya)
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ss from lowes
my local lowes store didn't know the stainless alloy that was used in there hardware. My local west marine had no idea either. May get corrosion sooner than you think. I've had good luck with Bolt Depot.
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CajunSpike (12-09-2018) |
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Its pretty obvious what First Yacht Quality means..but is there an interesting
back story behind that?
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At the sailboat factories it was a phrase that popped up frequently to remind ourselves that we could produce a better product at the insignificant expense of a little attention. It's something that once appreciated you'll carry the rest of your life. For example, which of these two electrical installations looks like the electrician cared about what he was doing, paid a little extra attention to detail? Which electrician would you rather have working in your house or office or better yet as an employer, working for you?
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Neil 1977 Catalina 30 San Pedro, California prior boats 1987 Westsail 32, 1970 Catalina 22 Had my hands in a few others Last edited by ndutton; 12-08-2018 at 03:46 PM. |
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CajunSpike (12-08-2018) |
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lol nice, when I do that the commodore calls it "OCD"
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Two cents (and probably not worth it) on those allen head bolts. I used to use those unknown stainless alloys on motorcycle repairs. After shining them up, a dab of clear nail polish will help to keep them from rusting.
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Went to the marina to day to work on replacing the furler rope. Opened up the boat to find a couple inches water on the floor.
The positive wire to the bilge pump float had corroded at a crimp joint and broken, depriving the float of power. Rigged a temp power line and got 3/4th of the water pumped out when the bilge pump quit again. Got my continuity tester and determined the float switch died. Went buy new float switch and wired it in place, all new wire. Thats done. Real problem is the prop shaft seal is leaking pretty good after my work on reinstalling the prop shaft coupling. What size flax seal/rope would go in a prop shaft coupling for a 3/4" prop shaft? First thought was 1/4" rope size...but that coupling is pretty tight to the shaft and 2nd thought was 3/16".
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Your stuffing box should have 3 rings of flax inside. Open it up, dig out one ring and close it up again to manage the water inflow. Now you can actually measure the size flax you have.
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As I recall, the last time I repacked my stuffing box it only took two rings. Worked fine for years.
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