Today we have to finish up the dinghy.
Blue and I turned her over and I cut a hole in the face of the
bench seat large enough to get my arm I side with a wrench. I figured out where I wanted the wheels to be
ans marked the transom. The bolts you get with the wheel kit are not long
enough to make an easy installation. I
used a drill the next size smaller than what the bolt would require and screwed
the bolts into the transom. After screwing a bolt into each hole I removed the
bolts and pumped silicon into the holes.
With the kit they give you o-rings and washers to help seal out any
water. Being I had no room for washers or o-rings, placed a glob of silicone on
each hole. I placed the wheels on and screwed in the bolts which tighter right
up. I then went inside and put the self
locking nuts on each bolt. I was really
surprised how much silicone came through each hole. After all the nuts were tighter I ran a bead
of silicone around each wheel plate to give some added protection from leaking.
Later on after the silicon had dried, I put a coat of paint on
the transom. And other fiberglass work I
had done. The dinghy is now ready and
rolls along perfectly. Just the way I planned.
We will bring the dinghy down next week in hopes there is some
room. Today the place was still a zoo
with absolutely no place to store the dinghy. Maybe with high tide during the
mid-day time this week they will get more boats in the water and giving us some
room for the dinghy.
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