What about stainless toggle bolts? QUOTE]
Damn! I wished I had know about these - very clever and they should do the job quickly.
My "solution" took about 3 hours. I'd still use poly-u sealant, too. The space below the Scotty base was too narrow for inspection covers, although a great idea.
Here's a short video that describes how the toggles install:
http://www.toggler.com/products/snaptoggle/overview.php
BTW: check the swing of your downrigger arm before fastening the base.
What about stainless toggle bolts? QUOTE]
Damn! I wished I had know about these - very clever and they should do the job quickly.
My "solution" took about 3 hours. I'd still use poly-u sealant, too. The space below the Scotty base was too narrow for inspection covers, although a great idea.
Here's a short video that describes how the toggles install:
http://www.toggler.com/products/snaptoggle/overview.php
BTW: check the swing of your downrigger arm before fastening the base.
I checked out the video - very nice!
So just to be clear, with installing 4 of these and a bunch of high end adhesive on the base (like a 3M product - maybe 5200) I should be good to go eh?!
Like they say ... measure twice / cut once!
I checked out the video - very nice!
So just to be clear, with installing 4 of these and a bunch of high end adhesive on the base (like a 3M product - maybe 5200) I should be good to go eh?!
Like they say ... measure twice / cut once!
On my boat the mounting area was 3/4" thick, solid 'glass layup so I would have no reservation using the Garelick 1/4" s.s. toggle bolts; especially with 5200 or equivalent poly-u bedding. 1/4" / 28 bolts in 304 stainless are rated at ~ 1200 # yield strength. Even with 250# braid, I suspect the downrigger components would fail long before the bolts or 'glass. We did the torture test and the mounting didn't flinch but the cable did!
Speaking of measuring twice - a cardboard template is a great idea for positioning the 4 - 1/2" holes. Tape it down and drill right through it.
Casper is right - I suppose the brake was set-up a bit too tight.