Shelf Mounting - 26M

[Tsatzsue]

Hi guys,
I have a teak shelf that was mounted by screwing it directly into the liner on the port side near the companionway. The road vibration has caused it to fall off a couple times. I tried double sided tape and larger screws, Nope. I tried epoxying stainless threaded washers. Nope they popped off. I saw on a post at some point in time that someone used a track mount. Really cool. What have you guys used? Sometimes you need to reach out to the think tank.

Note: The space between the liner and the hull is really tight. Rivnuts will not work. In fact the PO drove the screws so the heads just protruded the hull. I found out by tearing up my buffer pads. He used drywall screws!!
KB

[NiceAft]

Can you post some photos of this shelf? Mostly to see what the back looks like.

What I’m wondering is if after lightly sanding the liner for adhesion, you 5200 a thin strip of wood to the liner, and then screw the shelf onto that.

[Russ]

Ditto on the photos. A picture would help.

I would think epoxy might be your best option. Prepping is key as the fiberglass has some wax or other substance they use in the mold to keep it from sticking.

[NiceAft]

Epoxy can work well; flexibility is important, there is a lot of flexing on boats

5200 is permanent. 4200 can be removed if changes are desired.

[Tsatzsue]

I should be getting her back today from getting new decals. I'll try to get some pics.
KB