Thread subject: Whaler Central - Boston Whaler Boat Information and Photos :: Pulled Up Console

Posted by uncledeck on 07/28/09 - 4:47 PM
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My only issue with glassing it down would be if you needed to work on something on the underside of the console sometimes it is easier to pop it loose and tilt the console forward than it is to lay on your back and work over your head.

Blue is correct, there is not any wood in this area and the glass in the floor is less than 1/8" thick. I don't know of any molly-bolt type fastners in Stainless, but if you could find some that might work.

A temp fix might be to go one size larger in diameter on your screws, clean the deck and bottom of the console really well and set the console down with 4200 sealant under the full footprint of the console. It might not last forever, but if you needed to get it up for repair work I think you could.

A more permanent fix would be to glue some wood into this area to take the screws. I think you would want to use at least 3/4" diameter dowel and maybe thricker. Use a piece of coat hanger and push it into some of the existing holes to confimr you have at least 2" of clearance under the deck before you start. On the center of the existing holes in the floor drill a 3/4" dia by about 1-2 inch deep holes through the deck and into the foam. Epoxy glue sections of dowel so they are flush with the surface of the deck. Locally sand the deck around each hole so you have a flat surface to lay in a ply or two of fiberglass cloth so it extends about 1" inch beyond each hole. Do the resin and rub out thing with the glass cloth. Sand things smooth after cure and drill pilot holes through the glass and into the dowels using the console as a pattern. Install the screws with 4200 and you should be good.