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That's a good article. Never knew about that tape. But I've used a different but just as effective way of bedding hardware for years with no problems.
First, I don't use a burr or countersink to bevel the hole. I use a machinists deburring tool. You just insert the blade into the hole, make a few quick rotations with the blade and the hole is beveled. Total time is less than 15 seconds and you don't have to switch bits in your drill since this is a manual tool. (Also, since it's made to deburr holes drilled or punched into metal it will also chamfer them just as easily. Here's a link to what I'm talking about. The type I use is like the one with the blue handle. http://www.google.com/search?q=debur...w=1109&bih=555 Once the hole has been prepared I slide a small rubber o-ring up to the head of the bolt or machine screw. Make sure it's a tight fit around the shaft. This will act as a seal between the screw and the item being secured. (cleat, rod holder, etc) Then, on the underside of the item I use a thin 1/16" sheet of rubber. (This is the stuff they use on roofs...much like the Carlisle EPDM roofing material). I put the sheet on a wooden plank, then I put the base of the item that's being secured down on the sheet, use a drill that's slightly smaller than the screw to drill out where the holes are going and then trace the outline of the base with a ball point pen. Next I use a scissors to cut it out. Now I have a flexible rubber gasket that fits between the item and the deck. Position the item where you want it, push the screws down thru the holes in the gasket and tighten from the underside. Viola'.. all done, it's removable if needed, never leaks and doesn't destroy your gelcoat.
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1987 V20 w/1987 150HP Yamaha on a Shoreland'r Trailer 1978 16.5 Airslot w/1996 120HP Force on a Four Winns trailer 1996 V21 w/1993 200HP Mercury on a Shoreline Trailer All towed by a 5.7L Hemi Durango. If God didn't have a purpose for us we wouldn't be here, so Live simply, Love generously, Care deeply, Speak kindly. (Leave the rest to God)  Silence, in the face of evil, is itself evil. Not to speak is to speak, not to act is to act. God will not hold us guiltless.
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01-19-2013, 11:28 PM
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I saw it on a charter boat a few years back and thought it was a good idea. I was even thinking about recessing my flush mount rod holders and fairing them out.
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1983 V-20 capsized. . . . in the garage.
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