[C320-list] Rebedding Stanchions -- Help
jim brown
jbrown5093 at yahoo.com
Thu Apr 5 15:10:14 PDT 2012
Would you have more access if you had someone hold up the stanchion so that only a small portion of the nut protruded below the deck?
Jim Brown
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From: Warren Updike <wupdike at hotmail.com>
To: C320-List at Catalina320.com
Sent: Wednesday, April 4, 2012 9:34 PM
Subject: [C320-list] Rebedding Stanchions -- Help
First a tip: I’m rebedding two stanchions using butyl tape. The first one
on the port side was not too bad. I added backing plates (there were none,)
and harder washers after first drilling out the hole, filling with epoxy,
and re-drilling the hole. Here’s the tip… I used a dab of butyl tape on the
back of the backing plate, and each washer. I pressed the washers together
and onto the backing plate. Then, when I installed the backing plate with
the adhered washers over the bolts, they all stayed in-place giving me time
to get the nuts on.
Now the help I need: the second stanchion on the stbd side is harder to get
at. It’s not directly viewable and I have to use a mirror to see the bolts.
Have you ever tried to work looking through a mirror? Not easy. Still, I
got the big nut on the ½” bolt. I’ve even got the backing plate and washers
on the smaller bolts; but, for the life of me, I can’t get the nut on. I
can touch the end of the bolt; but, cannot get enough of my hand in there to
start the nut. The liner is in the way so it’s not a clear shot in line
with the bolt. I can use a socket and universal once I get the nut on.
Does anyone have any suggestion on how to get the nut on a bolt I can’t
directly see and can’t get more than two fingers on it at the same time?
Warren & Pattie Updike
1994 C320 #62 "Warr De Mar"
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