T&T: Backing material

[Rock Bradford]

I agree, stainless backing plates are the way to go, ditto with the 5200.

Rcok Bradford
44' Cygnus trawler
"Magpie"
Georgetown, SC

On 6/26/07, Faure, Marin <marin.faure@boeing.com> wrote:
>
> >I would like to provide a backing plate between the deck and the
> washers/nuts to strengthen the installation. What is the best material
> for such a plate?
>
> When installing additional deck cleats on our boat we had a machine shop
> make us big (unpolished) stainless steel backing plates.  We put 3M 5200
> on them before installing them under the fiberglass deck and snugging
> them up with the nuts on the bolts holding down the cleats.
>
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> C. Marin Faure
> GB36-403 "La Perouse"
> Bellingham, Washington
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