Platform Mount Holes

did you try holding the nuts on the inside of the boat while tightening the bolts on the outside?

I doubt that they are lag screws the two lower outside ones maybe but the rest will be throu bolts that require nuts on the inside. Remove the back panel and you will see them otherwise your screwed if they are just lag bolts because the wood is rotten and water soaked and there's only one fix for that.

I would be more worried about the water damage to the transom than running new thru bolts and plates they're not going to do much good when they ripe thru the transom because it's rotted out.

not all came with platforms alot had ladders and the platform may have been added by someone else. The bolts/lags/brackets should have been sealed with silicone if there is no silicone present then that's not good and why the bolts just turn and will not tighten up because it's rotted out and there is nothing for the bolts to bite into.

79, silicone is not the choice for sealing anything below water line,it is fine for the rubrail or for sealing around fitting on deck. but never below the water. silicone shrinks as it hardens,sure way to rot out the transom,instead "silastic" basicly the same but more durable and does not shrink. they are called polysulfides, 3M sells several types depending on usage .4000 ,4200 ,5200 and the most used is 101.Golley 79 i thought you knew that,rite tool for the rite job.79 silconeis what i use around the windows and doors to keep out the spiders..... boat dr

79nautique wrote: you must be wackywillies butt buddy I guess

Eewww !!

Billy you don't know d*ck about me and there are several on here that can attest to the boat I own and the power it has maybe you where to busy stroking yourself to go to Green lake and spend time with the members on this forum, I sure as hell wasn't, and I sure you have a nice set of Klipsch speekers in your boat Like I do, your bullsh*t is really getting old the more sh*t that comes out of your mouth is like your god and we're all phucking idiots. I didn't spend years design engine components and orthopeadic implants because I don't know what I'm doing.

My engine is a real piece of sh*t



and I still have a bunch of nice shiney polished aluminujm and anodized parts to bolt on sitting in the garage oh and there are the heads I have sitting there waiting to go on to. You're just stuck on yourself and smell like sh*t because your heads been up your a$$ for so long.

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

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

you guys give up to easy

Pat I worked at Depuy on the otherside of town.