Platform Mount Holes

bbrech1 wrote: I have an '89 and the platform was also held on by lag screws. I wanted to change it and added through bolts with backing plates. The backing plates are 3/16 thick stainless steel with nuts welded to them.

bbrech1, this is the way the platforms are attached on both my CC's. They have through holes, bolts,washers and locking nuts.. Rock solid way to mount the platforms.. You know all of what's there will hold everything in place without worring about welds or transom rot... Just drill out some new backing plates and get some new SS or Galvanized hardware and your in business...

Good Luck,
Moj'

Actually it is my alternative method for cruising the lake in the off season. It also saves money because I don't have to pay extra to keep the Labatts cold. As far as the comment about a toy that you throw money at.... are you serious? I seem to recall Pouring a little bit into my summer toy this year also, it seems that the only thing I own that doesn't require much attention is my Motorcycle, (man did I really just say that). I hope everyone enjoys my off season with their boats, I am jealous at times!

Snowmobile? Please explain. Does it have anything to do with that white gound cover I've seen on post cards?

never new an alternative lifestyle skiier

i have raised the flag of peace,even found something we both agree on,Pink Floyd,dont know about the scented candles tho,75 do you have a flavor you like????????????? boat dr

sounds like yours is mounted a little high, or your using extremely long bolts.

Yeh. You haven't PayPalled us all $5.00 yet. We're waiting.

Pat I worked at Depuy on the otherside of town.

you guys give up to easy

79 this thread made me think of you(10. A blonde said, "I was worried that my mechanic might try to rip me off. I was relieved when he told me all I needed was turn signal fluid

i have a ford engine in my boat ,and as far as i know the rockers are not adjustable,but what do i know????new style GT-40 heads,no studs,bolts right down thru the fulcrum,a$$emble parts and pieces add bolt torque to specs.no adjustment other than push rod length,i must have a different set up than you.i have lottsa oil in my valve covers,remove v/c and see how much oil flow is there.this oil cools and lubes the rockers ,and has nothing to do with lash adj.

if your oil is hitting the valve covers then your rockers are not adjusted correctly so there realy isn't an issue and considering oil coolers are aftermarket devices that no OEM's use it's really not an issue, your really out there trying to be smarter than everyone else. You have had a chip on your shoulder ever since you've joined this site and it's getting really old and I'm sure everyone else it getting tiered of it as well as me.

Boat d*ck it's spelled ALUMINUM YA DUMB a$$ HYPOCRITE.

Guess you have no clue what hypocrite means. Never knew valve covers where heat sinks and since they are not it really doesn't matter what material they are made from especially since these boats only see around 160-180 degrees it's really not an issue. Besides they where steel from the factory and the chrome plating isn't going to effect them enought to worry about.


91nautique the fitting is the coolant line for my drippless packing gland for the prop shaft.

it is common knowledge that chrome valve covers will tend to insulte rather than disipate heat,something about the different metals. steel valve cover,copper,nickel,then chrome,they do not promote heat transfer as well as aluminium,hard word for you to spell 79? attack and correct are two entirely different concepts.with your grammer ,as u use it here ,you knew more than the teacher.end of subject......call Eric and tell him how to build trannys and refinish boats................you can do that too,cant you,bet you can,a man once said a mans vocabulry is directly related to his self worth,i beleive it was Mark Twain,but you never heard of him?????? very observant man...........boat dr

been over this a bunch I don't care about the spelling here 9 times out of 10 it's hitting the wrong key on the key board and it's not important your one to talk you should read your posting and correct the errors in it. What you call oxidation is the coating that was removed when it was cleaned in carb cleaner then again I'm sure you cann't make a 25 yr old carb run like new either and what else would you use in a pipe thread a galvenized plug instead of bra$$ or just weld it up or maybe use a straight thread, sorry I didn't have a hex plug handy at the time, edlebrock makes junk I guess, and I'm sure you have no clue what conduit is either.

so what the hell is     cutr,    collage,    ain' or diferently, cvers

Your a regular hypocrite for being the worldly scholar that you claim to be. Guess you have trouble using the shift key to make a letter capital after a period or using big words like I. I've never gone to a college but I did go to a university. My elementary English teacher did teach me how to write capital letters and to start a sentence with capital letters thou.

You talk about me attacking everyone and your so full of sh*t and a hypocrite, because all you have done this last week is attack any post I've left a remark or comment on. God know's what we would have done without out you the two and half years before you ever joined this site with your wealth of knowledge.