[C320-list] TV Mount

[Larry Frank]

My TV is mounted just where you are going to mount yours.  Since I really
only watch the weather and news not being able to see it most of the time
is really a benefit.  

More importantly, when I mounted mine I drilled holes through both the salon
and head bulkheads and used the largest fender washers I could on the head
side.  I made sure the diameter of the holes matched the mounting screws as
closely as possible.  I used screws of the right length so that they
bottomed out in the female threads on the back of the TV without compressing
the bulkheads together.  I think on a couple I needed to add a small washer
as a spacer.

I have had the TV mounted this way for a number of years and have made many
overnight trips in rough weather in the Gulf of Mexico and it has stayed
there just fine.  My TV is more like a 13 inch size, is not a TV/DVD combo
and there are four mounting screws so the load is probably quite a bit less.


With some type of spacer you should be just fine.

Larry 
WindSwept
Catalina 320 #246

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[mailto:c320-list-bounces at lists.catalina320.com] On Behalf Of Quentin Murphy
Sent: Wednesday, May 19, 2010 12:56 PM
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Subject: [C320-list] TV Mount

I’m installing an 19-inch combo TV/DVD player onto the wall between the
salon and head.  Following earlier advice on this forum I drilled 2 holes
(for the mounting bracket)  on the salon side through the fibreglass wall on
that side only.  Then I filled the void (at least ¾-inch in my case) with
2-part epoxy.  When I drilled through again (this time planning on going all
the way through to the head, the epoxy fell apart.  I suspect I could not
get the epoxy to reach all the way to the other side through my ¼” hole.
Next I attempted to use an expanding metal anchor (the type that spread out
in the middle, not the toggle type as not enough room)).  Only problem was
with ¾ space inside I could only find small anchors which had 6/32 machine
screws.  These fell apart when I tried to tighten so I had to knock them
into the wall cavity with a hammer.  I looked at a Catalina next to me with
a TV mounded but it’s a 310 and I presume similar construction to the newer
320 Mark ll.  It has no cavity between the walls.  My 320 is not a Mark ll.
So now I’m thinking of drilling larger diameter holes on the salon side to
accommodate plastic spacer bushings (various sizes come with many TV mounts
(to be used for other purposes).  Then drilling  smaller diameter holes
through to the head sized for the bolt.  On the head side I would use dome
nuts (to look fancy) , lock washers and fender washers.  This way all the
load would be only on the head side fibreglass wall.  I’m presuming that
wall alone is strong enough if I use washers on each side to spread the load
somewhat?

Quentin Murphy
Celtic Knot #667