I used marine ply as backing plate with Tnuts. Mounted ladder on backing plate to align holes, used backing plate holes as template for holes in transom. Used copper wire as snake from transom to cockpit. Tied light lines to wires, through holes in backing plate, through stopper object, and left excess string to retrieve stopper. sequenced looks like - wire, transom, wire, string, backing plate, stopper, string. You retrive the copper which pulls the string which draws the plate to the transom. Use small screwdriver and tight string to line up holes. Install bolts, remove string, install bolts in holes string used to occupy. Hope this makes sense. Doug "Seas The Day" --- Harvey Hochstetter <LoHHochs@ihc.com> wrote:
Lewis, Stan, and Randy,
Thanks for the response. From what I know already it isn't going to be easy, but then that just makes it more worth while doesn't it.
I am still wondering about that aft wall thickness, and what type of backing plate, (ie stainless plate, marine plywood, etc) or large fender washer. I'm not particularly small, so I'm sure it will be a challenge to get it into place. While I'm there, I would like to install a stainless, adjustable OB mount also, on the port side though. Sort of make them look like they should match.
Any further comments are always welcome.
Harvey & Deena H M-15 #348 "Pelican" Walla Walla, WA
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