Recent content by glacierbaze

Duh, senior moment, mine are the same

Is the threaded hole inside the two b&d shapes? Also, is the front of the bracket aluminum, or is the fiberglass of the transom the only front? Pic of the top bolts inside, also the drain plug in the bottom?

Looking good!

I would have thought that cable ends were pretty standard across the industry by now.

Looks like mine are the same way, on a 2000 Seafarer. Also looks like there should be plenty of room if they had to be drilled through. Take the inspection plate off the top of the bracket, and take pics of what you see in there.

Model and year? Do you have access to the previous survey? And the service records?

Bracket from the factory, what year, who manufactured it? Call them up and ask the thread size, and count.

I use a cordless drill and these bore cleaning brushes in different sizes to clean up threaded holes. A squirt of rust buster, in and out a few times, ending with a long period of reverse to back out the dirt. Got lucky, and picked up a bunch at a Walmart clearance for about $.20 apiece.

What matters is how far in is the bolt threading, not how much is left sticking out. If 2.5 is tight with .5 sticking out, 2" are in the hole, which is the motor bracket and the transom bracket. 2" minus the thickness of the motor bracket is how much thread is engaged. Now add a lock washer to...

Assuming that it is aluminum track, which does not go around corners, you have four individual pieces. Look in the corners between the pieces of track, and see if you can find a gap in the piping, or welting, between two of the tracks. Spray all the way around with soapy water, and see if you...

Maybe they are shipping them with the forward bilges pre-filled with water.

Did the Freedom line ever use the same 19T and 22T hulls? 215 is the smallest Freedom in the line.

Are the top 2 threaded, and also have a lock nut, or are only the bottom 2 threaded? Are the bottom 2 holes open, to extend the bolt, and add a nut, or is it not drilled through, and you need an exact length? In either case, can't you just stick a pencil or something through, and measure? A $3...

Does 'fourside' mean fore side, or four sides? Unlikely that you would have to drill the rivets out of the awning track. How many sides of the bag have track?Photos would help.

I would go red, to preserve my night vision. Isn’t the illumination power wired to the first switch, and then jumped down the line? You could wire that power through an extra ACC switch, or a dimmer, and turn it off if it bothered you while driving. If you go blue, your night vision will not...