The backer plate to the left is 2" plastic wood.
The 2" stainless 10/24 bolts will hold the autohelm bushing flush against the deck.
Really need a functional autohelm for Thursday single handed series, to to mention cruises to Cobourg.
Wednesday, May 18, 2011
2011.05.18 Autohelm mount
Got down to the club at around 4pm, and got the key for the workshop to use the drill press to fashion a stainless plate to hold the autohelm bushing. The drill press and metal chop saw made the job easy. The old autohelm bushing had a backer plate the was epoxied to the fibreglass. Under stress the bushing would flex and separate from the fibreglass,spider cracking the gel coat.
You can see the autohelm bushing in the middle.
The backer plate to the left is 2" plastic wood.
The 2" stainless 10/24 bolts will hold the autohelm bushing flush against the deck.
Really need a functional autohelm for Thursday single handed series, to to mention cruises to Cobourg.
The backer plate to the left is 2" plastic wood.
The 2" stainless 10/24 bolts will hold the autohelm bushing flush against the deck.
Really need a functional autohelm for Thursday single handed series, to to mention cruises to Cobourg.
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