loose pylon
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Category: Repairs and Maintenance
Forum Name: Boat Maintenance
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Printed Date: January-16-2025 at 2:53pm
Topic: loose pylon
Posted By: 77 nautique
Subject: loose pylon
Date Posted: June-26-2006 at 12:34pm
I recently bought a '77 ski nautique that appears in every way to be in excelent condition structurly however the pylon was loose. so with the help of this awsome web site, i removed the pylon and found the metal pin in the pylon to be rusted and pitted. i used the epoxy repair method that was mentioned in a previous post and it worked excelent. but after skiing behind the boat i was able to move the pole front to back again. i noticed that the plate that is gell coated to the bottom of the boat is loose. no cracks in the gell coat that i can see. how do i repair this?
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Posted By: 77stang
Date Posted: June-26-2006 at 2:44pm
i'm sure someone here will have some good advice on fixing that. i dont think i would use the pylon in the meantime. if that plate in the floor gives way i would think you would be in for some significant damage
------------- http://correctcraftfan.com/diaries/details.asp?ID=1360&yrstart=1971&yrend=1975 - '77 Mustang 17
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Posted By: 77stang
Date Posted: June-27-2006 at 11:22am
bump for David F
------------- http://correctcraftfan.com/diaries/details.asp?ID=1360&yrstart=1971&yrend=1975 - '77 Mustang 17
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Posted By: Tim D
Date Posted: June-27-2006 at 12:07pm
Mine came loose years ago, the base had worked loose from the fiberglass overlay. To fix it you have to get it degreased and very clean. Then use a small grinder to remove the loose fiberglass. I used a dremel and wear a mask. I cut some strips of mat, poured resin on put layers of mat several times and I used some resin that had chopped fiber in it also.
------------- Tim D
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Posted By: The Lake
Date Posted: June-27-2006 at 12:56pm
Hey 77,
This past winter I discovered my pylon was loose around the base as well. In my 69 the pylon base was set on the hull floor and then layers of fiberglass were layed up over it to secure the base. So, I used a variety of hand tools, from scrappers to caulk removers and chipped away the old fiberglass. (I'm sure there are better ways, but I usually do things the wrong way and the slow way.) I chipped away the loose fiberglass until the fiberglass was solid to the hull. Then I used epoxy resin and mat to rebuild the support. I also mixed some resin fibers with epoxy to make a slurry to put around the base, then layed fiberglass on top. It's now solid as a rock, we've been through the course several times this year with it.
Chuck
------------- Walk on Water
www.coldwater.me
http://correctcraftfan.com/diaries/details.asp?ID=775&sort=&pagenum=3&yrstart=1966&yrend=1970 - 69 Ski Nautique
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Posted By: Atmspltr
Date Posted: June-27-2006 at 2:23pm
Ditto,
Base was loose. Used an angle grinder to cut it out. Cleaned w/ alcohol. Layed a bed of fiberglass matting and resin, reset the base and then layed woven fiberglass over the baseplate w/ resin and feathered out additional layers to the bilge floor. Make sure the base plate is mounted 'true' to the original base so the the skipole will align to the hole in the deck. It may be easier to set the bed w/ resin and matting...quickly set the base and pole (aligned through the hole in the deck...and then build up the additional layers.
RB
------------- http://i73.photobucket.com/albums/i201/Atmspltr/frontboat.jpg - 67 Mustang Resto-Mod
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Posted By: 77 nautique
Date Posted: June-27-2006 at 6:11pm
thank's for all of your replys! do you think it is still strong enough to ski behind a few more times this year? at the top of the pylon i measure about 1/2 inch of play when i realy lay into it. i would like to wait till the end of the season so i can pull the engine to get more room and do a rear main seal while i'm at it.
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Posted By: Tim D
Date Posted: June-27-2006 at 7:19pm
Right up to when the pylon hits the motor box.
------------- Tim D
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