a few useful mods/additions finished up....

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Mar 20, 2012
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Cal 34-III, MacGregor 25 Salem, Oregon
Looks great! I have been thinking of the fuel lockers for my S boat...have talked to others about that but was concerned about leaks getting into the cabin...in all aluminum as you have it, though, probably wouldn't be an issue.
Do you have any support under the back of the insert for holding up the weight of two full cans, or does the support at the front hold it well enough??
its supported... with a bolt from the top.

it wont leak if its firmly mounted and is installed using sealer.....
after i got mine welded together, i held it up in place where I wanted it and marked the area i would cut out.... and used a cut off wheel on the grinder to cut it out...
then i ground it out wherever it needed more room to fit properly.

once it all fit good, I drilled and countersunk it for #10 oval head fastners.... then i inserted it into the boat (cutout was snug but not tight) and then drilled the holes thru the fiberglass.

then i removed the locker....

I cut some 1/4" thick x 1" wide aluminum backup pieces of the correct length for the top/bottom and sides..... i held them in place where they will go and marked the holes with the drill......

then I removed them and drilled and tapped the backup pieces for #10-24...... I had to drill the holes in the fiberglass oversized to insure it all lines up correctly and none of the screws would drag on the sides as it went thru the hole in the fiberglass....

then I used epoxy putty to glue the backup pieces into place....

then i used sealer around the opening and on the machine screws and bolted it in.... if I ever need access to the coaming or stern rail bolts, i can take out the bolts and remove it in about however long it takes to remove 20 screws....
 
Aug 7, 2011
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MacGregor 26S Lakeland, FL
its supported... with a bolt from the top.

it wont leak if its firmly mounted and is installed using sealer.....
after i got mine welded together, i held it up in place where I wanted it and marked the area i would cut out.... and used a cut off wheel on the grinder to cut it out...
then i ground it out wherever it needed more room to fit properly.

once it all fit good, I drilled and countersunk it for #10 oval head fastners.... then i inserted it into the boat (cutout was snug but not tight) and then drilled the holes thru the fiberglass.

then i removed the locker....

I cut some 1/4" thick x 1" wide aluminum backup pieces of the correct length for the top/bottom and sides..... i held them in place where they will go and marked the holes with the drill......

then I removed them and drilled and tapped the backup pieces for #10-24...... I had to drill the holes in the fiberglass oversized to insure it all lines up correctly and none of the screws would drag on the sides as it went thru the hole in the fiberglass....

then I used epoxy putty to glue the backup pieces into place....

then i used sealer around the opening and on the machine screws and bolted it in.... if I ever need access to the coaming or stern rail bolts, i can take out the bolts and remove it in about however long it takes to remove 20 screws....
Excellent. Thanks for the explanation! I have some sketching to do!!
 
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