toddh
Active Member
I am missing a few snaps on the hull for the snap on cover. Any idea what size they would be? Or how do I messure to make sure I get the right ones?
snap on cover
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Boater420
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- Mar 11, 2015
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- Boat Info
- '97 330 Sundancer
V-Drives
Westerbeke 4.5BCG
- Engines
- Twin Merc 454's
Mine are 3/8" studs. The question is how did they get lost? Did the hole get too big over time and it just popped out, or were they lost waxing and just not replaced?
If the holes are too big you can buy a stud with an over-sized screw which should take up the slack. If the over-sized screws are still too small, you'll then have to fill the hole with something like Marine-Tex and re-drill the hole and just use regular snaps.
I got mine at Amazon:
Over-sized studs
If the holes are too big you can buy a stud with an over-sized screw which should take up the slack. If the over-sized screws are still too small, you'll then have to fill the hole with something like Marine-Tex and re-drill the hole and just use regular snaps.
I got mine at Amazon:
Over-sized studs
toddh
Active Member
Not sure how they were lost. I will order these and see how it goes.
Boater420
Well-Known Member
- Mar 11, 2015
- 1,259
- Boat Info
- '97 330 Sundancer
V-Drives
Westerbeke 4.5BCG
- Engines
- Twin Merc 454's
Before you order those try to take one of the other snaps still there and screw it into the one missing the snap. If it screws in tight, you won't need the over-sized screws. Using the over-sized screws in a correctly sized hole will cause cracking in the gel-coat.
Make sure you really need the over-sized screws first.
Make sure you really need the over-sized screws first.
