Posted by superdave_gv on 08/24/15 - 2:36 PM
#5
Weatherly wrote:
... The Cohasset console was the only Boston Whaler console not secured to the deck of the 16 hull with floor cleats or screws. Instead, the console pedestal had a base that was laminated to the deck in a square area around the forward rig tunnel opening. ...
Hey, wanted to add something to the laminated note by Weatherly. The pedestal base in my 1972 Cohasset is wood blocks. The console screws into the wood blocks with horizontal screws. The only play mine had (bought in 2008) was some loosening in the horizontal screws which tightened up with some wood putty and good SS screws. What I need to check at my next opportunity is if the wood base is only glued/laminated to the deck or has vertical screws into wood beneath the deck.
The wood locating diagram shows that there is plywood (wood P) underneath where the console support is for the Cohasset. The diagram mentions P is available after hull #3A5411. My hull # is after that.