Canuckjetboater
Jet Boat Junkie
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- Boat Make
- Yamaha
- Year
- 2020
- Boat Model
- SX195
- Boat Length
- 19
Checked this forum's AWESOME FAQ and Control F7 before posting this thread to avoid duplication. Before I post I can't say enough about the versatility and ease with which this site can be navigated. I have used a lot of software in my time and this forum is top shelf! Now to business. From reading member posts a lot of you are doing neat mods. I am contemplating adding the same metal receptacle for the cockpit table that I have in the main cockpit of my SX195 to an area of the swim platform (like on a lot of Yamaha boats) - if I can find a suitable mounting location. I'm sure all of you would use a metal backing plate to secure this part thereby avoiding load damage to the fiberglass that just screwing it in could do. A trick I learned a long time ago - when doing ANY through hull accessory mounting - was to make a bed of Sikaflex or 3M about 1/8" thick slightly larger than the area of the backing plate. This ensures total contact of the plate to the inner fiberglass wall instead of having it rest on a couple of higher spots, which ensures much greater spread of the load. Of course, I would use ss aircraft type nuts and bolts with washers.