Instead of merely using 4200 to bed the backing plates, you may want to consider first bedding them in a microballoon mixture (like West System with colloidal silica). This will eliminate high spots and spread the load on the backing plates more evenly.
From: Thomas Delaney via CnC-List Sent: Wednesday, February 06, 2019 9:18 AM To: [email protected] Cc: Thomas Delaney Subject: Stus-List Prepping for 35-1 Keel Bolts/Smile Fix Hi listers, First of- thanks for all of your suggestions for rebuilding my navtec backstay adjuster. It was serviced by a shop in Oyster Bay, NY and the local rigger (Jeff Lazar, whom I can't recommend enough) handled the removal and reinstall. So, onto the next project! I've been buying tools as I need them for projects, and this spring I'm going to make sure my keep is securely attached to the boat. Obviously I'll need a torque wrench, a socket, and an extension for the forward bolt at the mast. Does anyone know offhand what size bolt is in the 35-1? Otherwise I'll add calipers to the list of tools. The nuts and bolts are rust free, and the PO replaced the iron washers with stainless backing plates. I can see they were bedded with a some caulking. I am going to remove the nuts, one by one, clean and rebed the backing plates with 4200, and bring the bolts to somewhere below the final torque setting for a few days before the finishing the torquing to 100%. Once that is done and it warms up, I am going to address the leading edge of the keel with gflex, fair it, and paint the bottom. Am I missing anything obvious in the bolt torquing procedure? Thanks, Tom --- Snow Goose 35-1 City Island, NY -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- _______________________________________________ Thanks everyone for supporting this list with your contributions. Each and every one is greatly appreciated. If you want to support the list - use PayPal to send contribution -- https://www.paypal.me/stumurray
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