locating the wrong places to drill?
Submitted by randall df223 on Mon, 2015-02-02 19:49
Hey. I want to mount a berley bucket onto the transom. what I don't want to do is drill mounting holes through the transom only to find them right next to a stringer without enough room to fit a washer and nut and be left with an unnecessary hole to fill / repair. any tricks of the trade to knowing there is enough clearance to drill when access to the inside is purely by feel though a porthole hatch and not visual?
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Auslobster
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Maybe drill higher...
...so the hardware is above the stringers? I guess that would depend on how far down your bucket goes below the bottom bolt. Assuming you want the bottom of the bucket below the waterline?
Or use a ruler and your sense of feel to locate a sufficient gap between stringers.
Or do what I do and just jig, cast and troll, so no berley required!
randall df223
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Yeah I think i know what you
Yeah I think i know what you mean.... The bucket is taller than the aft deck which is very close to water line anyway. The bottom of the bucket will just be above the bottom of the hull so there is no drag on the plane. There is one longitudinal stringer at deck level that I can feel that concerns me and also a couple of vertical longitudinal frames.... so it's a sideways issue as well if you can picture that.
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Paul H
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Your going to need some sort
Your going to need some sort of access to get that nut on the end of the bolt aren't you. Once you have access you'll have a fair idea where the stringers are - just work it out from there (measure thrice and cut (drill) once)
Or am I missing something?? :-)
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randall df223
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I have access with one arm
I have access with one arm through a port hole hatch on the tiller flat in front of the motor. but it's hard to guage on the inside what reference point (on the outside) I am measuring against. The port hole hatch is only big enough to get one arm though so it is all measurement by feel once my hand is inside.
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Tim
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Camera
Can you poke your camera or phone in there and take a pic?
Will give you a better idea of whats in there and might give you a reference point you can work from to find a clear area.
That said when I had my Genesis I just stuck my arm in thru the hatch and used feel and a good guess.
randall df223
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The general shape is very
The general shape is very similar to the genesis and the feel and guestimate is what I might resort to. The camera is a good idea as a safety net. :)
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piston broke
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Magnets
one on inside and one on outside. When they stick together , drill there. cheers Pete
randall df223
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sounds like a great
sounds like a great suggestion! will it work through 4mm ally???
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Sea-weed
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Strong Magnets
i can get some really strong ones you can have for nothing. Should do the job. I'll check when I get to work tomorrow.
Swompa
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I have heard of the same
I have heard of the same with mousing halyards on big rigs. Sounds like a good idea
Sea-weed
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Just checked and all good.
Just checked and all good. I can get them to stick through the top of my desk which is 18mm thick.
They also have a 6mm hole in the middle so you can drill a pilot hole exactly in the centre.
They're your's for nix if you want them..
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pm sent :) cheers
pm sent :) cheers
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piston broke
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Easy as
Use a couple of Neodymium magnets ( cheap on Ebay and super strong)
fishy fingers
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or
go to a security alarm supplier and pick up a couple of 25mm reccessed reed swithes those magnets will work fine and very cheap
barneyboy
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I ended up getting
a bucket with a stainless bracket and pin that quick releases. It is like 100 x 100mil plate and goes above the waterline! option maybee?
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randall df223
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harddrive magnets.... if you
harddrive magnets....
if you know anyone destroying a hard drive grab the magnets out. Ideal for this. I got some from work today :)
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randall df223
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located and drilled the
located and drilled the holes tonight. All good. lots of clearance.
best tip of the trade I think i have ever received.
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