SoCal Jet Boats
Tech Talk => Hulls => Topic started by: bigmike on October 04, 2012, 07:48:04 PM
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I had my eyelet on the front of my boat come loose and fall into lake san antonio a few weeks back and went and bought a new u-bolt and its way to short. my ? is what is the lenght on those u-bolts and how the hell am i supose to get all the way up there to put those damn nuts on. It's a really tight fit in there and im not a small guy. :banghead: Its on my 74 sanger super jet just FYI.
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I had my eyelet on the front of my boat come loose and fall into lake san antonio a few weeks back and went and bought a new u-bolt and its way to short. my ? is what is the lenght on those u-bolts and how the hell am i supose to get all the way up there to put those damn nuts on. It's a really tight fit in there and im not a small guy. :banghead: Its on my 74 sanger super jet just FYI.
I am not against using child labor in matters such as these... :sly:
They make long reach u bolts... Get the ones with the jamb nuts on the "outside", good luck, I have done a bunch of these and they all sucked...
PS, back it up with some angle iron. ;)
GT
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Give a teenager $20 to climb inside and get things tightened up.
I've been under the bow of my Hondo a couple times and always hurt for a few days after.
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tried to get my 10 yr old to climb in there for me he took one look under there and said no way. i think my oldest son can get in there but i gotta find that u-bolt
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oh come on, its not that scary...
(https://www.socaljetboats.com/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fa5.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net%2Fhphotos-ak-snc7%2F331406_10151083820184833_1197689017_o.jpg&hash=ba7bcdcded318a3f64272b49caf6afb70305aab6)
most hardware stores will have a stainless steel U bolt...
http://www.lowes.com/pd_207772-34002-66263L3_0__?productId=3085787 (http://www.lowes.com/pd_207772-34002-66263L3_0__?productId=3085787)
when i redid mine i used a piece of aluminum plate on the inside to spread the load so it doesnt pull out. mustve worked cuz when i swapped trailers i picked it up by the bow eye and it held fine.