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Last June (2005) I decided I would put it on so we could sail a bit easier with our two young boys. I had previously bought toggle bolts at West Marine because I couldn't figure out any way to hold a nut on the underside of the coamings. They were expensive and three of them fell apart as I was trying to bolt them on. I noticed when I looked in the stern storage locker that the bottoms of those bolts were laying there. Then I realized you could access the underside of the coamings from inside that locker! Well, I felt really stupid then. As I was launching the boat the next day, I just bought some corks and siliconed them into the bolt holes to keep things dry. However, the last time I was at the boat I realized I would need some really tiny person to be able to reach under the engine well and up to the coaming on the port side. Besides, I wanted to patch up the old holes and re-drill them because those stupid toggle bolts needed a 1/2" hole. I ended up cutting a 4" hole and installing a hatch cover so I could reach those bolts more easily. Who knows, maybe I'll put some sort of secret compartment in there or something. |
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