2 Question:
1. Initially, I made the mistake of mounting the smart tabs too close to the middle so now I have 10 extra holes on either side of my stern drive. What I did initially to fill them up was just fill it with 5200 and drive the SS screws back in.
The transom is black but the 5200 is white and it oozed out a bit so it's quite ugly.
I was thinking of maybe taking out the screws and filling the holes with marine tex and match the color some how? (Dealer suggested Krylon spray paint) Or should I just leave well enough alone? West marine sell a thing called antibond that's supposed to clean up 5200 very well.
2. Now my tabs are mounted correctly, but the left tab mounting plate is about 1/8 too far out, so it's catching water and causes quite a spray.
If I take it out of its current location and remount it, chances are I'll still "catch" the old holes. I'm worried that the "lip" sticking out over time will forces the plate out from the hull with the force of water.
My question is that can I fill the holes marine tex there, then redrill the holes again for the tab relocation? Chances are the new holes will be half in new fiberglass/half in marine tex, will this be strong enough?
Thanks in advance.
1. Initially, I made the mistake of mounting the smart tabs too close to the middle so now I have 10 extra holes on either side of my stern drive. What I did initially to fill them up was just fill it with 5200 and drive the SS screws back in.
The transom is black but the 5200 is white and it oozed out a bit so it's quite ugly.
I was thinking of maybe taking out the screws and filling the holes with marine tex and match the color some how? (Dealer suggested Krylon spray paint) Or should I just leave well enough alone? West marine sell a thing called antibond that's supposed to clean up 5200 very well.
2. Now my tabs are mounted correctly, but the left tab mounting plate is about 1/8 too far out, so it's catching water and causes quite a spray.
If I take it out of its current location and remount it, chances are I'll still "catch" the old holes. I'm worried that the "lip" sticking out over time will forces the plate out from the hull with the force of water.
My question is that can I fill the holes marine tex there, then redrill the holes again for the tab relocation? Chances are the new holes will be half in new fiberglass/half in marine tex, will this be strong enough?
Thanks in advance.
