[Rhodes22-list] Bow Chocks
R22RumRunner at aol.com
R22RumRunner at aol.com
Mon Apr 8 13:59:32 EDT 2013
Countersink what screw holes? The screws you use will be determined by the
hardware you choose. It would be nice if the chocks had a countersunk hole
in them to hide the screw head, but you can't hide the head in the fibe
rglass since the chock is sitting on top of it. Drill a small pilot hole
through the gel coat and glass. Then drill a larger hole at slow speed so you
won't heat up the gel coat and cause it to crack. I've known some people that
like to put masking tape where they are going to drill. It never helped me.
Fill the holes with a good bedding compound and install the chock and
screws. Ta Dah! It's not rocket science, just good craftsmanship.
Rummy
In a message dated 4/8/2013 1:12:13 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
mcneelyd at site-solutions.com writes:
Countersinking the screw holes is a great idea. Suggestion to prevent
cracks
- start by running the drill bit backwards until you're through the gel
coat, then use a larger drill or countersink in reverse to finish the
hole.
Dennis
www.great-loop.us
s/v Magic Moments
berthed in Gibraltar, Michigan
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Rummy is probably right. There is no wood core in the edge that can rot
anyway and the fibreglass is quite thick there. So that would not be a
concern. If you decide to do that I would countersink slightly the screw
holes in the gel coat and bed the chock carefully as you will otherwise
probably get spider cracks in the gel coat around the screws over time.
Graham Stewart
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