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| I was wondering if u can mount the sensor with a screw,or do you need to use a nut and bolt?0723 |
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| Moved to the boat and motor board. |
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| Good question. I haven't mounted one to fiberglass, but I can tell you what I can transfer from other experiences, though. Fiberglass can do an excellent job of holding a screw. There's no reason you shouldn't be able to use a stainless wood screw. Just make sure it's a coarse wood thread, and goop the threads up with a silicon sealant. As you tighten it, it will squish out around the head, and you can wipe the excess away. Too little silicon can leak, too much and you just have to wipe it up. Don't OVERTORQUE!!! You don't want to strip it. Just snug it up, and rely on a sense of feel, use a standard screwdriver, not anything with an extra leverage handle. In my opinion the extra leverage really messes with your feel and leads to overtorquing and stripped threads. |
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| Thank you Golly.0723 |
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| One other thing,make sure to pre drill the screw holes with a sharp drill bit.Like they say on the carpenter shows,Measure twice,cut once.In this case,check the layout of the transducer twice and drill once!Good Luck,Paul |
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| Good point. Might not be a bad idea to put tape over the area you are drilling to keep the the hole clean (meaning a clean cut hole without chipping surrounding gelcoat, etc). It SHOULDN'T be a problem with a sharp enough bit and good enough paint, but better safe than sorry. |
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| Don't forget to chamfer the drilled hole to relieve any potential for stress cracks or chips.
Tight Lines,
Shep[:sun:] |
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| Right Shep and use Silicone sealant to prevent boat leaks.[;)] |
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