[Public-List] Re-Sealing the Deck to Hull Joint

[Robert Kirk]

   Sorry, Michael... The internet gremlins cut off the last "N" of the url
   and put it on the next line. A compressed url is:
      http://tinyurl.com/m5ll87x
   or just search for dowel centers on Amazon.
   The best part of using dowel centers is that bolt spacing doesn't
   matter at all and you don't need precise measurements. Put the dowel
   centers in the existing bolt holes in the deck, position the piece of
   toe rail above them, and give a whack with a soft hammer. The
   resulting  impressions in the bottom of the toe rail are then drill
   centers for the new bolts. To avoid buying a lot of centers, loosely
   bolt just one bolt to maintain position and repeat the process... Bob


   On 12/25/13, Michael Grosh<dickdurk at gmail.com> wrote:

   I wasn't able to get that link to open, Bob.
   So the existing holes are precisely distanced from each other?
   Michael Grosh
   #220
   On Dec 25, 2013 3:53 PM, "Robert Kirk" <[1]isobar at verizon.net> wrote:
   > On 12/23/13, Michael Grosh<[2]dickdurk at gmail.com> wrote:
   > "I removed and prepped, filling in the original bolt holes ( I
   couldn't
   > figure out how to get holes in the New teak to line up with the old
   > holes)."
   > Michael... It's too late for you unless you have to repeat the job or
   > have other line-up related projects, but I was able to reuse the
   > original holes by using dowel centers to locate the bolt holes in a
   > couple of sections of toe rail I replaced. For example:
   >
   >
   [3]http://www.amazon.com/General-Tools-4-Inch-2-Inch-Transfer/dp/B00004
   T82
   > N
   > I had to buy a couple of extras do do a usable length in one shot.
   > The toughest part of the job was cutting the matching Zee shaped
   scarf
   > joints. I couldn't think of a better way than cutting the Z shape bye
   > eye in the good part of the toe rail, then sacrificing some plywood
   > templates trying to match the cutout shape. Any woodworkers with a
   > better idea?
   > Bob Kirk

References

   1. mailto:isobar at verizon.net
   2. mailto:dickdurk at gmail.com
   3. http://www.amazon.com/General-Tools-4-Inch-2-Inch-Transfer/dp/B00004T82

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