Operation "Hatch Repair" underway

[Airslot]

Originally Posted by phatdaddy

gives a good snug fit. *now is also a good time to redo the fastners, *i did away with the screws and replaced with threaded screws and nuts

Now Phat, you know this needs 'splainin. What kind nuts in this blind application?

Thank you for your attention to this matter sir ;)

[Parrot_Head]

If you dont smell gas, DO NOT REMOVE THE FOAM !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! It is a pain in the arse. Trust me , i pulled all my foam out . Huge job. Plus the replacement foam is very expensive. What your doing looks good though.

Scott

[Bygracealone]

Phat, I'm wondering the same thing that Air mentioned. How would you use threaded screws/bolts and nuts?

Fray, my hat's off to you buddy. Nice work so far. Thank you for posting the step by step process. As said earlier, this thread (because of your attention to detail) will prove to be very helpful to many guys down the road.

About the cross supports, what's the difference between the direct transfer of weight from the cover and the transfer of weight to the cross supports that rest on the tank? I could see a difference if the cross supports were tied into the stringers or something, but as long as they're just sitting on the tank, do they really help? Just asking...

[parishht]

HUCK nuts or spack nuts would work in an application like this.



But, you need special tools to install.

Another option would be the clip nuts used in automotive applications.

[parishht]

frayed, the reason I asked about the cost of repairing,
is because I was looking at the King Starboard site
and found some anti-skid board, they recommended a site
for purchasing and I checked .
Here is a link to what I found:

http://www.marisafe.com/Store/viewIt...;FLT=358051379

I wonder if a piece of this could be modified and dropped right in place?

[frayed_knot]

Aiight fellas, the next installment.

I had to borrow a jigsaw to cutout the holes. It's not my fault they are not round, I used a pencil to scribe the holes from the cover, that is how they cut it ;)


Here is the cover with some plastic wrap over the holes (to keep the goo contained)


And flipped over and acetone wiped.

[frayed_knot]

I didn't have the ability to get any pics of the goo going on, sticky stuff and cameras just don't go together. But here is the final product of tonights episode.


Anything that has weight that I could find, or could hold water got piled on. Lower left corner, see that? That is an isolation transformer. Got a car battery, oh and an electric motor on there too. ;D

[Airslot]

If you needed 700 lbs of ballast, you could have just invited a few of our more portly members over ;D

[frayed_knot]

Yeah, but I don't want them hanging out for a week ;)

[Franco]

He would have to buy all Pepsi's all week!