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[QUOTE]Terry/JNR - 4/4/2003  6:52 AM

On the last Magnum that I helped rig, we put the graph in the same place and If I remember right we just came out of the back of the compartment with the wires and laid them neatly along the compartment edges using rigging straps. 
 The bow mount can be bolted on. Carefully enlarge the hole just enough to squeeze your arm in there. Roll up your shirt sleeve and squeeze. You might want to have some vasileen or dishsoap handy if you get stuck. On one we even used a fine jigsaw blade first, then a fine file. You don't want to chip the gell coat. To reach the back nuts, use a long box end wrench and put one layer ove masking tape over it to hold the nt in the wrench. The bolt will peirce the masking tape and you can "work" the wrench off. To make sure you have no problems later, either use blue titeloc or stainles nylock nuts.
 Also, for any cutting or drilling on any boat that is glass, get a roll of 2" tape and tape the area for both setup and drilling and cutting. You won't scare the surface and your drill bit won't wander. A little silicone around the edges of the holes will help any small gell coat chips or cracks you can't see from "running". 
 I do the same on aluminum also. paint is even worse for pealing back after drilling or cutting and the tape keeps things from sliding around when you are trying to position somthing like a trolling motor and gives you a surface to pencil mark on.
 Just be sure to take the tape off befor final assembly.[/QUOTE]

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Posted 4/4/2003 6:52 AM (#65831 - in reply to #65762)
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On the last Magnum that I helped rig, we put the graph in the same place and If I remember right we just came out of the back of the compartment with the wires and laid them neatly along the compartment edges using rigging straps.
The bow mount can be bolted on. Carefully enlarge the hole just enough to squeeze your arm in there. Roll up your shirt sleeve and squeeze. You might want to have some vasileen or dishsoap handy if you get stuck. On one we even used a fine jigsaw blade first, then a fine file. You don't want to chip the gell coat. To reach the back nuts, use a long box end wrench and put one layer ove masking tape over it to hold the nt in the wrench. The bolt will peirce the masking tape and you can "work" the wrench off. To make sure you have no problems later, either use blue titeloc or stainles nylock nuts.
Also, for any cutting or drilling on any boat that is glass, get a roll of 2" tape and tape the area for both setup and drilling and cutting. You won't scare the surface and your drill bit won't wander. A little silicone around the edges of the holes will help any small gell coat chips or cracks you can't see from "running".
I do the same on aluminum also. paint is even worse for pealing back after drilling or cutting and the tape keeps things from sliding around when you are trying to position somthing like a trolling motor and gives you a surface to pencil mark on.
Just be sure to take the tape off befor final assembly.