How much room is involved to fix the wobble? Microns or millimeters? If a reasonable size, you could use a pourable urethane instead of epoxy, which would be brittle. Something with a durometer of 50-60 would be pretty rigid but still give some shock bounce. Check Smooth-on.com for more info on miracle plastic stuff.
Jim Watts Paradigm Shift C&C 35 Mk III Victoria, BC On 19 January 2015 at 16:43, Robert Boyer via CnC-List < [email protected]> wrote: > There are a total of 6 lifeline stanchions that seem to have undersized > backing plates on my LF38. The backing plates in these locations are > actually two 1-inch by 2-inch aluminum plates. I have designed much > heavier backing plates and installed the first one. However, I've found > out that the undersized backing plates are only part of the wobble > problem. The other part of the problem is simply slop between the > stanchion post and the hole in the stanchion base. > > I've thought about using a thickened epoxy on the inside of the stanchion > base and using an appropriate barrier on the stanchion post to prevent the > epoxy from adhering to the stainless steel stanchion post. It might also > be possible to use something like PTFE tape on the stanchion post to remove > the slop. > > My question is .. Has anyone on the list done this or something similar to > get rid of the wobble in the lifeline stanchions? > > Bob > > Bob Boyer > S/V Rainy Days / Annapolis MD > 1983 C&C Landfall 38 - Hull #230 > email: [email protected] > blog: dainyrays.blogspot.com > > "There is nothing--absolutely nothing--half so much worth doing as simply > messing about in boats." --Kenneth Grahame > > _______________________________________________ > This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album. > > Please donate to the C&C Photo Album to keep this list free for all > subscribers. > > Email address: > [email protected] > To change your list preferences, including unsubscribing -- go bottom of > page at: > http://cnc-list.com/mailman/listinfo/cnc-list_cnc-list.com > > >
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