i'll take a pix of my backing plate - 3/16" stainless plate about 2 x 2" with rounded corners and tapered edges to prevent any hard spots.
it seems that mild steel washers are common on lots of boats - not sure why.
i think the reason your bilge is different is that yours is a deck stepped mast vs keel stepped (i think). but it would be very interesting to see what your bilge looks like - and how the hull is reinforced (assume there are some stringers athwart) unless the redesigned the pan liner and stuff completely - interesting how the design changes happen - but I do recall you mentioning having a deck stepped mast.
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--- In s227classassociation@..., "uswa174" <uswa174@...> wrote:
Hey Rick,
My keel bolts look similarly rusty to those in photo #5. No real backing plates, per se, only large washers (~1.5" diameter) made from mild steel, and very rusted. Washers are bedded with 3M 5200, so they are truly stuck in place, which is why I haven't replaced them yet. Interesting to see your bilge photos, too. The configuration of the bilge on your boat looks significantly different than that on my 1987 "B" model. I'll try to snap some pics next time I'm out at the boat (about 40 miles away), but I have one long rectangular (shallow) bilge, without compartments. The ice box drains into the bilge, so that explains in part the rusty washers.
Dave S.
1987 S2 27
Hull #80
--- In s227classassociation@..., "s227classassociation" <rperret@> wrote:
Interested in seeing what other folks bilge and keel bolts look like - especially the backing plates.
i posted in files section some bilge shots when I first purchased the boat - i added some stainless backing plates since then.
