nvme
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Post by nvme on Jul 31, 2014 9:47:08 GMT -6
I want to remove the pedestal seats and install a leaning post. The peds seem to be thru bolted with no way to reach the bottom ( why in the world would they do that?) . I am going to cut a 6" access hole in between but is there anything I should be aware of to stay from. I will make vary shallow cuts with a roto zip. I don't think the gas tank comes back that far.
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yolo
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Location: Back to Manasquan Inlet, NJ
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Post by yolo on Jul 31, 2014 11:16:06 GMT -6
Fuel tank will be under there, but just take a look at the tank from the bilge access or from the console (if you have the capability) and check how much clearance you have.
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Post by freezerfiller on Aug 1, 2014 5:29:30 GMT -6
I just drilled out the screw heads and let the nuts and remaining threads drop into the bilge. I fished them out at the drain plug after my next trip.
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Post by nvme on Aug 1, 2014 8:36:36 GMT -6
Well last night I just cut the hole in between the seats. There is not very much room below the deck. The foam is unbelievably hard to chip away. I had to make a special wrench to reach the outside bolts. I have them removed now I have to build the leaning post.
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Post by nvme on Aug 1, 2014 8:38:04 GMT -6
What is the black board that the deck is made of? It was kind of wet.
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yolo
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Post by yolo on Aug 3, 2014 1:44:34 GMT -6
that foam is a pain in the a$$, and its everywhere.
Black board? Deck should be all fiberglass.
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nvme
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Post by nvme on Aug 3, 2014 19:59:15 GMT -6
It was in between the layers of fiberglass. The drill bit went straight through it until you got to the other side of the fiberglass.
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