Help! Where can I get a replacement tower gasket quickly (by Friday)?

[Christy]

Here's back story -
@Detonate has been working on rewiring our entire boat. He took off the tower and had a problem with a screw/bolt that broke off. We took the part with the broken off screw to our friend with a medal shop to remove the screw and rethread the hole. When we got the part back it was missing the rubber gasket. Eeek!

So, what we need are to replace the part. It's part number is F1C-U752C-00-00 and it's labeled 4 in the attached image.

So, the question are:
1) Do you know of any part suppliers that can get it to us by Friday?
2) Do you have any ideas on where we can get a small sheet of uncut rubber to use as an alternative?

 

[JC6275]

If you have a tractor supply they have rubber gasket material, or if all else fails buy a thick tire inner tube and cut a couple layers out of that..

 

[Andy S]

For uncut rubber alternative, auto parts stores sell rubber gasket material. If the gasket is thin Lowe's or Home Depot sell rubber shelf liner material that I have used as temporary gaskets, http://www.lowes.com/pd_37961-14510...tURL=?Ntt=rubber+shelf+liner&page=2&facetInfo=.

 

[Christy]

Thanks, guys!

Any other ideas?

 

[Julian]

Yamahasportsplaza or some other big dealer likely has them in stock. Calling them might get better response times.

I assume you already called your local dealer?

 

[Detonate]

So far all the service departments I've tried are closed Sun and Mon.

Looks like the existing gasket is 1/4" thick. I found this stuff.
http://www.tractorsupply.com/webapp...langId=-1&productId=7657&ddkey=http:ClickInfo

Is there a particular type of rubber I should look for?

Like I was looking here
http://www.grainger.com/category/ru...13n16Z1z13k0iZ1z132gpZ1z0ntwq?_=1400510924236

But if I'm going to order something online, I need to be sure it's dense enough.

 

[JC6275]

I would also think those rubber tiles for a garage floor would work if you cut it...

 

[KXCam22]

X3. Build one. Cheap and easy. Cam.

 

[maboat]

It's part number is F1C-U752C-00-00 and it's labeled 4 in the attached image.

Did you also keep track of the nylon washers? Part 11 in the drawing?

I ask because a long time ago when the dealer worked on my tower, it came back with these nylon washers missing. I didn't think it was a big deal since I didn't intend to unbolt the tower often. But I found out that it makes a lot more 'creaking' noises without the nylon washers. Their size made them very hard to find in the usual stores. I had to get new ones from the dealer.

 

[Detonate]

Hmmmm, as far as I know, I've never seen those...

I might go to Lowe's and see what I can find...

 

[maboat]

Lowes has nylon washers, but not as big as these. You might get by with the biggest ones they have and drill out the center hole if necessary. The picture is misleading where they go. It goes between the tower leg and the tower base, not between the screw and the tower (not like a lockwasher). Its nylon so it keeps the two aluminum surfaces from rubbing together and making that 'creaking' noise.

 

[Gym]

Did you check with Yamaha Sport Plaza or any OEM supplier to see if they will overnight part?

 

[Detonate]

@Gym ,
I'm going to try that today. All of the service departments I tried were closed Sunday/Monday.

I did get a rubber stair tread mat.
http://www.lowes.com/pd_477299-54013-S01036_0__

I'm trying to get it down from a 1/2 inch thickness to 1/4 inch.