Hints on ANYTHING

o.k. kapt.,,,but i mean so like JUST when its a uh-oh moment ,,and about to get everything stuck,,,going through wash outs,,deep mud,,,,and it could have a control,,,but ya wanna be fast with it,,hehe
talk to ya laters hehe

 

HOLY CRAP!~!!,,,,have ya seen the dude that made a 49' viking boat outta Popsicles sticks?

 

Must have been a big popsicle

 

Jer,

I was away all last week or I might have saved you all the abuse you had to take. On second thought, these guys would find a reason to heap abuse anyway, so no harm done.

Expansion bolts, or wedge bolts, are for attaching to a solid that's as thick or thicker than the bolt. The drywall type are toggles. They're both available in SS. The illustration on one site shows them used to anchor a seat pedestal to a deck. Perfect use, saves the trouble of trying to reach the bolt point from a hatch several feet away. (Not fun, I've done it. )

Anyway, here are some sources:

http://fastenmsc.stores.yahoo.net/togglebolt.html

http://www.overtons.com/modperl/product/details.cgi?r=view&i=34969&cID=SHOPZ_34969

http://www.mutualscrew.com/subcategories.php?pid=544&gclid=CKiJlOLsyZICFQG5PAod90X1KA

 

Jim,

A load carrying chassis with an engine to power the wheels. ... Hmmm ... sounds familiar, I know I've seen something like that before ...

where was it ...

damn, it's so familiar, I know I've seen it ...

Got it! It's called a ...

truck!

 

Thanks for the links, Charlie, Can't tell you how many times my arms are 2" too short, or I can't bend like a pretzel to get to the bolt. I'm sure I'm not alone. (any places in our neck of the woods?)

 

see i knew it was a good idea,,,just didnt know it was a truck hehe
what will they come up with next,,the internet,,hmmmmm hehe

 

Next?? You'll be asking my advice on how to roll and tip!!! That's after your wife makes you give back that new expensive gun you just bought.

 

Try something simpler. Just a power winch on the front of the trailer. If it gets stuck, un hitch, move the truck forward to hard ground then hook the trailer's winch to the truck. The winch should pull the trailer out to the truck, if it pulls the truck back to the mud--well you didn't really need that truck anyway---

 

I checked out those sites, Gulp,,, $19.00 an anchor! If I was to have used them for my toe rails..$19.00 plus the 1/4" bolt @$20.00 x 150 = more than I paid for my boat!!
and I am not sure that they lock well, I used all lock nuts. Sorry Charlie, the thought was there, but I think these toggles have a very limited use.

 

alright guys,,,go read the last 4 or 5 posts,,,tell me what ta hell im missin and if i should never touch fiberglass again,,hehe
http://www.boatdesign.net/forums/showthread.php?t=2629

 

Sounds like Pericles' recent post describing a lawyer for the British Labour Party who said that only an idiot would think that the Prime Minister's promises to the electorate constituted a binding obligation.

I read somewhere that all product warranties are carefully written and vetted by the company's lawyers for the sole purpose of limiting the company's liability in the event of product failure.


So what's new?

 

Jer,

Mutual had them for 25/$100. That's $4.00 each; not as bad. I think a lock washer would give you the permanance you need. I've used toggles in many projects, although never on a boat. Like most things, they're a compromise. You've got to use what you're most confident with. For me, they beat trying to snake my arm around multiple bends and trying to hold a nut with my stubby fingertips.

 

Charlie, I put those sites in my "favorites". I'm sure they will come in handy. Thanks

 

JIm,
Those engineering types aren't the ones putting things together down in a bilge thats 125 degrees. They sit in an office and specify very expensive "glue", because it's not their money and because they can. I know because I do the same thing Just not in the boating business.