Stern Seat on Hunter 320

[John Kearney]

The hinges on my drop-down stern seat/boarding platform on my 2001 Hunter 320 have come loose. I think I need to re-bed the screws on at least one of the two hinges. Due to the weight of the seat, they are under quite a bit of stress. Has anyone had experience rebedding fasteners? I've read I need to bore out the original screw-hole, add new epoxy, and re-drill a pilot hole for the screw. I'm afraid, however, that the new epoxy will not bond to the existing fibreglass?

 

[Gary]

Will work

My H320 had the same problem but not as bad. My layers of fiberglass were coming delaminated and I fixed it by super-gluing between the layers and clamping until set. Epoxy should grab well, I wouldn't worry. I have been using Bondo to fill all the stripped out holes (like the top of the steering console) and re-drilling the holes. I will probably have to replace my helm-seat hinges, the hinge pins were working loose. Held those in for now with Loctite.Gary