[Rhodes22-list] Bow Chocks

[sprocket80]

Rummy, If Roger was still here he would disagree.....that it IS actually rocket science.
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R22RumRunner at aol.com wrote:

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


-----Original Message-----
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[mailto:rhodes22-list-bounces at rhodes22.org] On Behalf Of Graham Stewart
Sent: Monday, April 08, 2013 10:29 AM
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Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Bow Chocks

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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