dhays
Guru
- Joined
- May 26, 2015
- Messages
- 9,597
- Location
- Gig Harbor, WA
- Vessel Name
- Kinship
- Vessel Make
- 2010 North Pacific 43
I’ve only taken the boat out twice this year. Both times have been problematic.
This time was miner. Anchored out in the harbor with my daughters families to give them all a little boat time. When I brought the anchor up, the after roller lost the port side screw that kept it in place.
For once the boating gods were smiling on me and the screw ended up head down on the edge of the anchor pulpit and didn’t go overboard. I put it back together at the time and all was well.
Today I went out to the boat to take a closer look. The anchor roller is one of those that has two rollers on either side of a pivot. I don’t have a photo of it. The two stainless steel rollers and the stainless steel pivot are attached by pairs of SS screws on either side of the assembly and screw into threaded rods. Two of these rods then have a roller around them and the third acts as the pivot, allowing the assembly to angle forward when deploying and retrieving the anchor.
I discovered that those 6 large SS screws were assembled, and then tack welded to keep them from working out. Well, of the 6 screws, 5 of those little tack welds have broken. This allows the screws to eventually work out.
So my question is this…. I don’t have the ability to tack weld the screws and the pivot screws would have to be welded in place on the boat as they have to be tack welded to the SS plates that are permanently mounted on the boat’s deck. The rollers I could take to a shop and have them tack welded, but not the pivot.
Would something like Locktite work in this application and if so, which would you recommend?
This time was miner. Anchored out in the harbor with my daughters families to give them all a little boat time. When I brought the anchor up, the after roller lost the port side screw that kept it in place.
For once the boating gods were smiling on me and the screw ended up head down on the edge of the anchor pulpit and didn’t go overboard. I put it back together at the time and all was well.
Today I went out to the boat to take a closer look. The anchor roller is one of those that has two rollers on either side of a pivot. I don’t have a photo of it. The two stainless steel rollers and the stainless steel pivot are attached by pairs of SS screws on either side of the assembly and screw into threaded rods. Two of these rods then have a roller around them and the third acts as the pivot, allowing the assembly to angle forward when deploying and retrieving the anchor.
I discovered that those 6 large SS screws were assembled, and then tack welded to keep them from working out. Well, of the 6 screws, 5 of those little tack welds have broken. This allows the screws to eventually work out.
So my question is this…. I don’t have the ability to tack weld the screws and the pivot screws would have to be welded in place on the boat as they have to be tack welded to the SS plates that are permanently mounted on the boat’s deck. The rollers I could take to a shop and have them tack welded, but not the pivot.
Would something like Locktite work in this application and if so, which would you recommend?