Mounting seats

Plainsman

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I need to screw down my back to back seats. My plan is:
1. Drill holes smaller than the screw size ( 1/2 in wood screw)
2. Use 4200 on the theads and screw it down.

Sound like a plan or am I way off base here.

Thanks
Eric
 

jddenham

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Re: Mounting seats

Just be careful. Last summer, right after I got my first boat, I screwed right through the bottom of the hull.

Some people build short boxes fiberglassed to the floor, and attach to those.
 

Yacht Dr.

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Re: Mounting seats

aye m8..dry fit your seats..drill holes ( only with small 1/8 drill size and only when it breaks through and mark how thick the glass is )

poke a toothpick down all your holes to make sure you wont screw into the bottom or a tank or what-not..measure that ..then drill out your pilot holes constant with your screws..buy stainless screws .. ( prob. # 10-12..mebbe 14 ? )

4200 around the base screw holes..4200 screw tips as you describes and bingo bango
 

drewpster

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Re: Mounting seats

Be careful! I felt like a real nutbar when my friend pointed out the four screws poking out the bottom of my Thundercraft. I used them to secure the outside brackets on the seats. And this was after we had been to the lake with it! Needless to say I had a little more water than usual under the floor when I took the plug out.
 

iwombat

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Re: Mounting seats

Another method is to drill holes oversize, then fill with thickend resin. Then, redrill the proper size. You won't need to do any sealing since there's no wood exposed.

This method takes a bit more patience though :)
 

Yacht Dr.

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Re: Mounting seats

no matter what..please bed your fasteners...

YD
 
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