New to me 78 Tique

I used McMaster Carr
18-8 Stainless Steel Extra-Wide Truss Head Phillips Screws
Ground (or filed) flats on the sides and shaved a little off the head height to fit the channel

We bought the foam from Nautiqueparts. It is a bit short (8ft) but don’t worry it will stretch a bit. And I bought the stainless Tbolts from the seller on ebay, grandmarine123. I made an offer of $10 for 12 bolts and he was good to deal with. Was planning to only use 2 and keep the rest for the future but we ended up replacing all old bolts. When you lay the foam on the hull, line it up with a couple of extra bolts to make sure it will hit right under the windshield. Also, mark the hole locations with tape so you can line up your bolts in the track as you put it back on. We did it as a two man job. Three people would have been awesome. Two to hold the windshield and one to line up bolts. We also had packing blankets around to rest the windshield on while lining up. Again, 3 people and we wouldn’t have needed blankets

Duane in Indy wrote: I used McMaster Carr 18-8 Stainless Steel Extra-Wide Truss Head Phillips Screws Ground (or filed) flats on the sides and shaved a little off the head height to fit the channel

Susan,
Here's a truss head machine screw:



I'd suggest a 10-32 and they are available all the way to 3" in length from McMaster.in 18-8 SS. Get the SS nuts with built in lock washers from them as well.

Susan,
The truss head is large enough so you can grind flats on the sides to mimic the T head.

Think the ebay seller was one size. They worked. Our foam was barely wider than the windshield frame (.75” if memory serves). Frankly we could have used a flat foam of the correct width and been just fine. I think the goal is just to keep the metal from rubbing on the gel.

No more Tar Heels allowed on Badin. Back the pack or stay away.....

When we did the dealer prep it was only one person to install the windshield and line up the t-bolts. I have used the bolts that are used to hold down a toilet just grind them down a bit.

TAR....

HOLES

How did my Tique thread turn into a State vs UNC thread. Go deacs!

woodyelc wrote: When we did the dealer prep it was only one person to install the windshield and line up the t-bolts. I have used the bolts that are used to hold down a toilet just grind them down a bit.

I say GO WOODY! He can do a 3 man job single-handed!

Go Sandy Yea-Go !!!
Ya know they still make those w/s t-bolts......#10-24's.
Toilet bolts are 1/4"-20.

So is the boat finished, is this how it ends? It all seems anti- climatic. Like a date with Quinner or so I have heard. .

Oh well, not sure what thread we will watch next winter. Maybe something will come along. I sure hope so.

jarrell001 wrote: If the right boat comes along, you can watch another thread of ours!

What would you consider the right boat? We can probably have it dropped off within a week or two. I can see you guys in an all red second generation SN...

Let me count thy ways:
Reverse gel skier
73-74 SN w blue and red graphics
80-81 SN
Barefooters are interesting
That 2nd gen could be cool. Pics?
And many others. Think a skier, SN or barefoot will be next. Like the mustangs too but they have so much more upholstery.

We made a run at the SN sister to our boat on the site a few weeks ago in NJ but someone beat us to it.