[C320-list] Drilling holes
Ronniew326 at aol.com
Ronniew326 at aol.com
Thu Jun 9 14:19:46 PDT 2011
I took a slightly different approach when I installed mine (btw, I've since
removed it because it required me to secure it with shock cord every time
I took the boat out. Plus it made the cabin too hot during the summers
here on the Chesapeake). But I was concerned about the thickness of the
panels and whether they could take the load of the lamp. I'm pretty sure they
could but I opted to use 3M 5200 to cement a 1' x 3" teak square on the
ceiling over the salon table. God, it was over kill I'm sure, but the
now-unused teak block actually doesn't look too bad up there. If I were to do it
again I think I would still screw the lantern into the teak instead of the
over head liner (might it start to oil can?) just to be safe. But I'd
definitely use a product less aggressive than 5200.
Ronnie
# 326
In a message dated 6/9/2011 2:40:48 P.M. Central Daylight Time,
wupdike at hotmail.com writes:
I drilled into the cabin top to install the overhead galley shelf. It was
so long ago I don't remember the process. I didn't have any problem. The
cabin top is a liner and is not the deck. The deck above is two fiberglass
layers with a balsa core between. Let's see what others say. For my two
cents you will be safe with a 3/8" self-tapping ss screw. Two or more
screws, depending on your mount, will be better.
Warren & Pattie Updike
1994 C320 #62 "Warr De Mar"
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From: yachtman165 at comcast.net [mailto:yachtman165 at comcast.net]
Sent: Thursday, June 09, 2011 10:40 AM
To: C320-list at catalina320.com
Subject: [C320-list] Drilling holes
Has anyone drilled holes in the cabin top? I want to mount a oil lamp
above the table and don't know how thick the top is. I would hate to drill all
the way through. Thank you
Don #165
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