How do you fasten your hardware?

[Doug Smock]

You can rub it right off the parts Douggie, and your right, it does not adhere well to itself after curing.

Doug

[Quicksilver]

Same as Eyekandy I have plywood inside the transom but fasten the hardware with stainless bolts and blind nuts.
To prevent damage to the transom if you hit something I use a 'breakaway' rudder that pivots on just one bolt and the same with the turn fin.
Seal the bolts by smearing RTV on the threads.
Graham.

same here, but I just use epoxy, instead of rtv, since it's usually right next to me anyway. This way, it locks the thread and seals the hole at the same time and it does unscrew if needed, just snaps loose. I also coat all ply surfaces with epoxy, especially the end grain.

[Flying Scotsman]

Doug, not to belabour a point. How do you remove the silicone from the drilled holes without enlarging that hole and having a weak joint and your point on the transom rotting is duly observed and correct

Douggie

[Mich. Maniac]

Douggie, it will literally peel off like a buger,,, really, like a bugar. if it does adhere just rub at it or pick at it, It is very user friendly. I just had to say buger again.

[Doug Smock]

If there is any left in the screw hole it can be pushed out from the inside, or like the Maniac said, pick it out.

Doug

[SJFE]

Uhhh Huu Huu you said buger. I like the term snot rocket myself.

[justneedspeed]

tap the hole with a ... tap and you do not need any silicone

What is this tap you speak of?

[Flying Scotsman]

If there is any left in the screw hole it can be pushed out from the inside, or like the Maniac said, pick it out.

Doug

Well picking you know at what I have a lot of experience with...thanks lads

Douggie

[Doug Smock]

What is this tap you speak of?

Taps are used to cut threads, see pic. However, I've never seen one that will cut sheet metal or wood screw threads. Maybe Taylor can post a pic of that unit.


Doug

[Flying Scotsman]

Taps are used to cut threads, see pic. However, I've never seen one that will cut sheet metal or wood screw threads. Maybe Taylor can post a pic of that unit.


Doug

Agreed

Douggie

[SJFE]

I don't do any of that. Blind nuts are what I use. After I have every thing installed I epoxy over the entire transom. Done & Done. Diffrent strokes for diffrent folks

[z400]

blind nuts another word for tee nuts?

[tylerm]

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Yeap, best thing IMO.
I'm with Graham on this one, just use t-nuts(blind nuts whatever) and use some RTV to seal the threads and that.

Tyler.

[z400]

Yeap, best thing IMO.
I'm with Graham on this one, just use t-nuts(blind nuts whatever) and use some RTV to seal the threads and that.

Tyler.

Bingo

[NativePaul]

I use sexy anodised aluminium screws through either a plywood transom or a plywood doubler epoxyed onto a glass transom and held in with aluminium nylock nuts, with a little silicone under the hardware brackets, in the holes and smeared under the heads of the screws just before I nip them down to keep it all watertight.