Stern cleat mounting?
Posted: Sun Jul 28, 2013 8:24 pm
A while back I picked up a genoa but didn't have the tracks or standup blocks; for a test I mounted blocks on the aft cleats. It worked out so well I left them there, until now...
During a good blow a gust tore out one of the screws holding the starboard cleat. I used an impact driver to remove the other screw and an easy out to pull the broken one. When I got them out I noticed the fiberglass is not cored in that area and the screws were just threaded into the glass. Looking up from the cabin with the carpet pulled back there is a darker rectangle around the screw holes. Is this darker area a glassed in threaded backing plate or just the area that isn't cored?
I'm considering adding a backing plate and hardware in the cabin, just in case. Oh and of course install the tracks.
On the track install, I know I need to reinforce the wholes with resin, can I use six10 or should I mix up some regular west system?
During a good blow a gust tore out one of the screws holding the starboard cleat. I used an impact driver to remove the other screw and an easy out to pull the broken one. When I got them out I noticed the fiberglass is not cored in that area and the screws were just threaded into the glass. Looking up from the cabin with the carpet pulled back there is a darker rectangle around the screw holes. Is this darker area a glassed in threaded backing plate or just the area that isn't cored?
I'm considering adding a backing plate and hardware in the cabin, just in case. Oh and of course install the tracks.
On the track install, I know I need to reinforce the wholes with resin, can I use six10 or should I mix up some regular west system?