On my new to me 26M, I've noticed where previous owners scratched the hatch areas and floor areas with the long stainless machine screws used to align the hatch covers. I also poured myself a few times and was generally annoyed with the setup.
I decided to replace them with stubby machine screws and acorn nuts. Where the alignment holes were too small, I used a chamfer bit to open things up a bit.
Interesting. On the 26X they never used the screws - those covers are thin plywood and just lay in a recessed area of the fiberglass. They never seem to pop out of there - I wonder why they added the location screws?
kmclemore wrote: ↑Sat Sep 10, 2022 6:32 am
Interesting. On the 26X they never used the screws - those covers are thin plywood and just lay in a recessed area of the fiberglass. They never seem to pop out of there - I wonder why they added the location screws?
Same on my . The only covers with screws are the ones that have foam in them.
Bill
2001 26X Simple Interest
Honda BF40D
"If I were in a hurry I would not have bought a sailboat." Me
kmclemore wrote: ↑Sat Sep 10, 2022 6:32 am
Interesting. On the 26X they never used the screws - those covers are thin plywood and just lay in a recessed area of the fiberglass. They never seem to pop out of there - I wonder why they added the location screws?
Ken , the wooden ones stay put due to their weight , the light plastic one,s tend to slide around I added 3M dual lock tape to the larger one,s to keep them in place better
My boat was outfitted by Blue Water Yachts. They made a bunch of mods that I didn't realize were dealer customs.
Like cutting the table and hinging it, grab rails, engine quick disconnect, battery combiner.
And....adding these bolts and holes was a BWY mod. The plastic covers slide around and this mod helps line them up so they stay put.
However, as I.F. pointed out, they are pointy and scratch. He greatly improved on the mod.
One of my covers broke and I replaced it with plywood. The plywood doesn't slide out of place as easily as those plastic covers. So probably not as important if you have wood covers.
Russ wrote: ↑Sat Sep 10, 2022 10:05 am
My boat was outfitted by Blue Water Yachts. They made a bunch of mods that I didn't realize were dealer customs.
Like cutting the table and hinging it, grab rails, engine quick disconnect, battery combiner.
And....adding these bolts and holes was a BWY mod. The plastic covers slide around and this mod helps line them up so they stay put.
However, as I.F. pointed out, they are pointy and scratch. He greatly improved on the mod.
One of my covers broke and I replaced it with plywood. The plywood doesn't slide out of place as easily as those plastic covers. So probably not as important if you have wood covers.
Interesting. I thought the obscenely long screws and locknuts were factory fresh.
I did try to just remove the screws because that's free, but the cushions would knock them out of alignment. Not fun to sit down when you might sink into those little cubbies! This was the best I could come up with to give me stable support without the pointy bits.
. The only covers with screws are the ones that have foam in them.
