Greetings,
A question on the mounting of a lifeline stanchion.
Catalina 310 #73
The forward stanchion at the starboard gate took a hit. The stanchion itself is bent a little, but I think I can straighten it OK, a small bend.
As you can see in the first pic, it pulled the mounting screws up from the deck. They unthreaded out the rest of the way fairly easily for screws that haven't moved in many years. No stripped threads or other damage on the screws. No bits of thread stripped from another component either, they came out clean.
With a small pick I can feel what appears to be threads in the material below the upper surface of the deck. They are fairly fine thread machine screws, I'd be surprised if they were threaded into the core material.
I can't find anything that tells me what hardware (nuts, washers, etc) might have been installed under the deck as backing. In the Owner's manual that I got with the boat, it shows the deck plan. At that stanchion it just lists five circled item numbers at that stanchion, but there isn't a parts list to tell me what each item is.
I've called and left emails for Catalina Support and Engineering departments, but no answer in 3 days.
I tried to open up the cabinetry to look at the underside, but I haven't found any reasonably easy access. What I need to remove is the back panel of the bay just to the right (aft) of the microwave. I'd rather not disassemble a bunch of it to find out it wasn't necessary. I've removed screws from the woodwork below it and at the back, but it doesn't budge. Either parts stuck together afte 24 years or more hardware I haven't found.
Does anyone have diagrams or experience remounting that stanchion, or showing exactly how it was installed?
I guess it's possible that the screws were threaded into a Helicoil insert in the deck, but I don't want to assume that.
Any thoughts and ideas appreciated.
A question on the mounting of a lifeline stanchion.
Catalina 310 #73
The forward stanchion at the starboard gate took a hit. The stanchion itself is bent a little, but I think I can straighten it OK, a small bend.
As you can see in the first pic, it pulled the mounting screws up from the deck. They unthreaded out the rest of the way fairly easily for screws that haven't moved in many years. No stripped threads or other damage on the screws. No bits of thread stripped from another component either, they came out clean.
With a small pick I can feel what appears to be threads in the material below the upper surface of the deck. They are fairly fine thread machine screws, I'd be surprised if they were threaded into the core material.
I can't find anything that tells me what hardware (nuts, washers, etc) might have been installed under the deck as backing. In the Owner's manual that I got with the boat, it shows the deck plan. At that stanchion it just lists five circled item numbers at that stanchion, but there isn't a parts list to tell me what each item is.
I've called and left emails for Catalina Support and Engineering departments, but no answer in 3 days.
I tried to open up the cabinetry to look at the underside, but I haven't found any reasonably easy access. What I need to remove is the back panel of the bay just to the right (aft) of the microwave. I'd rather not disassemble a bunch of it to find out it wasn't necessary. I've removed screws from the woodwork below it and at the back, but it doesn't budge. Either parts stuck together afte 24 years or more hardware I haven't found.
Does anyone have diagrams or experience remounting that stanchion, or showing exactly how it was installed?
I guess it's possible that the screws were threaded into a Helicoil insert in the deck, but I don't want to assume that.
Any thoughts and ideas appreciated.
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