wprice0511
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- Jun 9, 2008
- 31
The base for the dinette table on my boat was broken when I bought it. (it's an '85 Sundancer 260, by the way) Apparently, someone was in the cabin in rough seas, leaned too hard on the table and the aluminum mount broke and pulled out of the floor.
In looking at the floor where the base mount, it's clear this has happened before. Someone re-drilled new screw holes.
Now, I could just buy a new one, pick a set of screw holes and screw it back in. However, I would prefer to fix this in a way that prevents it from happening again. It appears that the aluminum base (where the pole for the table sticks in) was bedded into the floor and there is some real dense foam in that area, which has loosened. I'm presuming that's a safety feature for flotation?
Has anyone made this repair? My thought was not only to screw the base in, but also epoxy it into the hole. I suspect the expoxy may eat away at the foam, though. Before I research this, or go to a lot of trouble, I wanted to see if anyone has dealt with this.
Any suggestions out there?
In looking at the floor where the base mount, it's clear this has happened before. Someone re-drilled new screw holes.
Now, I could just buy a new one, pick a set of screw holes and screw it back in. However, I would prefer to fix this in a way that prevents it from happening again. It appears that the aluminum base (where the pole for the table sticks in) was bedded into the floor and there is some real dense foam in that area, which has loosened. I'm presuming that's a safety feature for flotation?
Has anyone made this repair? My thought was not only to screw the base in, but also epoxy it into the hole. I suspect the expoxy may eat away at the foam, though. Before I research this, or go to a lot of trouble, I wanted to see if anyone has dealt with this.
Any suggestions out there?