Connecting to or screwing into the fiberglass( swim platform)

[ddecoursey]

Hello,

I ahve one of my ladder support columns that screws intothe platform all four screws are loose now
and one of the angled tubular support brackets is not hangin due to its screws are out/gone
how do you repair these kinds of connections to the platform........ do you just out bigger (like hollow wall) anchors and re-screw ??

 

[25thmustang]

Re: Connecting to or screwing into the fiberglass( swim platform)

If possible, thru-bolt it with a backing plate. Swim ladders take a lot of leverage and that in turn puts leverage on the mounting hardware to the platform. Simply rescrewing it will likely cause them to back out again.

 

[Scott Danforth]

Re: Connecting to or screwing into the fiberglass( swim platform)

post a few pics and we can suggest a course of action.

if it is just that the fiberglass and wood backing it are a bit wallowed, that is one thing, repaired by a bit of epoxy such as marine tex. however if the screws have been leaking for a while and the wood behind the fiberglass is rotten, thats another type of repair.