Dennis,
Oh yeah, I really like helicoils. have used millions of them in my
carreer. Helicoil repair kits are pretty easy to come by at auto repair
stores or McMaster-Carr. Installation kits come with the bit, inserts
and installation tool.
Neil Schiller
1970 Redwing 35, Hull #7
(C&C 35, Mark I)
"Corsair"
On 4/20/2016 5:34 PM, Dennis C. via CnC-List wrote:
Touche's refrigeration install created satellite jobs all over the
boat. In addition to having to relocate the freshwater pump,
accumulator and tank for a new battery, I decided to replace lots of
lights with LED bulbs to save battery power. No problem, easy job,
right? WRONG!
When I pulled the dome off the starboard Perko deck mounted side light
on the bow plate, two of the self tapper screws were stripped out.
These lights really need to be screwed down tight, particularly in a
salt water environment. The stripped out hole in the aluminum bow
palte just wasn't going to do it.
A brief search found a stainless 6-32 thread insert kit (Heli Coil) on
Amazon. Took about 10-15 minutes per light to drill tap and install
the thread inserts. The inserts and machine screw fasteners were
coated with TefGel. The lights are now screwed down tight with their
new MarineBeam LED bulbs burning brightly. :)
Dennis C.
Touche' 35-1 #83
Mandeville, LA
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