That’s a nice valve setup! I’m glad to see someone finally making videos working on a classic Hatteras! Good job I’m looking forward to seeing more. You got a great boat there.
Any reason why you chose to add 3 additional holes for the bolts versus using the backing blocks the manufacturer makes for epoxying in and bolting down with out thru bolts? How have those bolts held up? Were they also bronze?
With just the hull thats mounted to,I believe I would have added a backing block as well,since theres bolts through the hull it would have been just as easy to glue a block in place then add the valve,it would been stronger and I would have used 4200.
Thanks for your feedback. The hull is 7/8" of fiberglass. The white block is a backing plate of 3/8". Because of this extreme construction, another backing block is not necessary. 5200 is the best product for underwater applications, as well as permanent adhesion. It is doubtfully I would ever remove this or want to, but if I did, I would first apply De-Bond, which chemically breaks down 5200 for removal.
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That’s a nice valve setup! I’m glad to see someone finally making videos working on a classic Hatteras! Good job I’m looking forward to seeing more. You got a great boat there.
Thanks for posting this
Any reason why you chose to add 3 additional holes for the bolts versus using the backing blocks the manufacturer makes for epoxying in and bolting down with out thru bolts? How have those bolts held up? Were they also bronze?
With just the hull thats mounted to,I believe I would have added a backing block as well,since theres bolts through the hull it would have been just as easy to glue a block in place then add the valve,it would been stronger and I would have used 4200.
Thanks for your feedback. The hull is 7/8" of fiberglass. The white block is a backing plate of 3/8". Because of this extreme construction, another backing block is not necessary. 5200 is the best product for underwater applications, as well as permanent adhesion. It is doubtfully I would ever remove this or want to, but if I did, I would first apply De-Bond, which chemically breaks down 5200 for removal.
Any particular reason not to grease it before installation?
No reason. Ran out of hands. Fairly easy to grease once installed.