bolster seat loose. please help.
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bolster seat loose. please help.
Good Morning Guys,
OCD comes out of hibernation next weekend.. Still have snow on the ground and ice on the lake but after this week of 70 degree weather I should be good to go.
On my list of many things to do this year is to fix my captains bolster seat.
The screws keep loosening up. We are sure the holes are stripped. I fear the longer I go without fixing it, it will just get much worse and be harder to fix.
My question to you is:
Has anyone had this problem? How did you fix it?
I have been told to remove the bolster seat, drill out the suspect holes and fill them in? Is this correct?
Also what do I fill it in with before re-screwing it in? Does anyone know a particular product?
Thanks
OCD comes out of hibernation next weekend.. Still have snow on the ground and ice on the lake but after this week of 70 degree weather I should be good to go.
On my list of many things to do this year is to fix my captains bolster seat.
The screws keep loosening up. We are sure the holes are stripped. I fear the longer I go without fixing it, it will just get much worse and be harder to fix.
My question to you is:
Has anyone had this problem? How did you fix it?
I have been told to remove the bolster seat, drill out the suspect holes and fill them in? Is this correct?
Also what do I fill it in with before re-screwing it in? Does anyone know a particular product?
Thanks
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Epoxy in a heli lock and the bolster framing might cover it. Could just redrill your bolster framing over to the side of the existing bolts and tap new ones. Just epoxy in the old existing screws or bolts to make it look like it was done on purpose.
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Marine Tex or better yet a two part epoxy. Let it set up fully. Then drill to the depth of the original screws with the proper size drill bit. Then reinstall original screws as long as they are not boogered up. If they are, replace with the exact size screw. Hope this works for ya. If not send me a prepaid gas card and I'll drive up and fix it for ya!
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Drill out the holes to accept a hardwood wood dowel that is at 1/4 inch larger than the screws you have. Using the drill or a dremel tool, carefully enlarge the lower end of the hole at least another 1/8 inch forming a taper from top to bottom ( larger at the bottom ). Using a hand saw blade, cut a few small grooves in the outside face of the dowel plugs.
Use high strength, slow cure epoxy to bond the dowels into the hole.
Now redrill the dowels to the proper size for your screws. The result will be stronger than the original.
Use high strength, slow cure epoxy to bond the dowels into the hole.
Now redrill the dowels to the proper size for your screws. The result will be stronger than the original.