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Shauneen
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Initially Posted - 05/27/2006 :  23:00:22  Show Profile
We are still rebedding our deck hardware. One major source of leaking was the the pulpit. I am trying to figure out the best way to "back" the last stanchion. I plan to make a model of the backing plate from a piece of lead flashing and asking a metal worker to make something. My question is Should the backing piece be anchored to:
A. the under side of the deck and side of the boat
B. The under side of the deck and the area aside the anchor locker
C. Extended from side to side so the one backing plate connects both stanchions?

All of these options involve bending the Backing plate as there is not even enough room for large washers in that area.
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Happy D
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Response Posted - 06/05/2006 :  11:01:10  Show Profile
I sent you an email. Post this question again during the week and others will help you out also.
Dan
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Leon Sisson
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Response Posted - 06/05/2006 :  18:31:40  Show Profile  Visit Leon Sisson's Homepage
Shauneen,

A backing plate for fiberglass and/or wood doesn't have to be made from metal. For most of my deck hardware backing plates, I used 3/16" to 1/4" thick epoxy and fiberglass laminate.

In awkward spots, a backing plate could consist of a build up of fiberglass and epoxy laminated in place. In some situations, the backing plate is needed to provide a flat surface perpendicular to the fastener holes, in addition to reinforcement. In such a spot, the backing plate can be installed with a mush of slightly thickened epoxy and short fibers (milled fiberglass or cotton lint) filling the odd shaped gap between the original surface and the correctly aligned surface of the backing plate.

-- Leon Sisson
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