lines led aft on oday 25

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nick

when attaching the clutch ,organizer ,etc i know the decks arent solid fiberglass so do i put the bolt through bolth sides and attach it with washer and nut or cut a bigger hole from the inside first and attach it flush against that surface??? thanks great south bay
 
Nov 20, 2006
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If the 25 is like my 22

then it has a solid fiberglass headliner/cabin insert. On my 22 this liner was no longer (if ever) flush with the cabin top. The cabin top is cored fiberglass which will have either a balsa or marine plywood core sandwiched betwixt two layers of fiberglass. If this liner is flush with the cabin top, I wouldn't see any problem in drilling through both and attaching the hardware with large washers or backing plates. If, however, it is not longer flush with the cabin top you will need to drill larger holes in the liner so you can access the underside of the structural cabin top. Then you would mount in the normal way. Backing plates or very large washers will be critical for this as the turning blocks will have quite a large load on them, especially when being winched. Search the archives, there was someone who detailed running lines aft on a 25. They had some nice pictures and I believe they even had pictures inside the cabin (If I remember correctly, they had to cut large holes in the cabin liner). Good luck!
 
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Mike Whalen

lines led aft

Nick, When I did mine I went through both then used large washers on the inside against the headliner. They weren't necessary on the outside as the hardware spread the load. They've been working fine for years. The drimel tool was useful for cuting off the excess from the screws on the cabin ceiling. WATCH THE PLACEMENT OF YOUR TURNING BLOCKS! I ended up putting mine a bit to parallel to the cabin roof handholds. I did that to get the lines between the roof slides and the handholds. They need to be at a bit of an angle to get proper function. Mine can be a bit hard to pull as the lines contact each other coming out of the blocks. Good luck, Mike
 
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