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Pylon Attachment to the Hull Base Socket??? Printed From: CorrectCraftFan.com Category: Repairs and Maintenance Forum Name: Boat Maintenance Forum Discription: Discuss maintenance of your Correct Craft URL: http://www.CorrectCraftFan.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=39946 Printed Date: November-16-2024 at 11:54am Topic: Pylon Attachment to the Hull Base Socket??? Posted By: searider Subject: Pylon Attachment to the Hull Base Socket??? Date Posted: September-21-2016 at 10:32am So I found the correct pylon for my 1984 Southwind at a Correct Craft dealer - Barry Capps in NC. It was leaning in the corner not installed in a boat. It does not have a hole in the bottom pin that fits into the hull base of the boat. So I am wondering if I need to drill a hole through the bottom pin of the Pylon so I can run a clevis through and attach it to to the socket at the base. Here a a few pictures of a similar hull base that I borrowed from another post with hole through it and someone else's pylon with a hole also. Looks like a match but I can't figure why my pylon did not have a hole drilled through from the factory. Any help on this? What size is the clevis? Looks like 1/4 inch or so. ------------- Marc http://s114.photobucket.com/albums/n269/mjconn42/Southwind20/?action=view¤t=13e61aa7.pbw" rel="nofollow - 84 Southwind Replies: Posted By: Hollywood Date Posted: September-21-2016 at 10:41am Drill the hole, no big deal. Posted By: TRBenj Date Posted: September-21-2016 at 10:42am Might be a moot point... Have you test fit it yet? That looks like a SN pylon and may not fit in your SW. In addition to the hull-floor distance being different, that pylon would have been installed in a cradled boat. Non-cradled boats like your SW had pylons with flanges at the floor. You're going to need to find a way to secure it, after you resolve the height difference. The pin at the keel is the least of your worries at this point I fear. Posted By: searider Date Posted: September-21-2016 at 10:47am The pylon picture is not mine. My pylon fits perfect it just doesn't have a hole in the base pin. ------------- Marc http://s114.photobucket.com/albums/n269/mjconn42/Southwind20/?action=view¤t=13e61aa7.pbw" rel="nofollow - 84 Southwind Posted By: Riley Date Posted: September-21-2016 at 10:50am I've removed 2 different pylons like the one in the photo recently, but they have had the floor cover plate attached to them which through bolts to another plate below the floor and that keeps the pylon in place. If your pylon is like the one in the photo and does not have the plate, you'll have to drill the hole in the cup so that it line up with the one in the pylon. Posted By: Hollywood Date Posted: September-21-2016 at 10:50am Does it have a square flange to bolt through the floor? This will be necessary to keep it from ripping through and into the engine. If the flange is loose you'll need the pin in the bottom to keep the pylon from pulling up through the floor, if it's welded to the pylon than don't bother with adding the hole/pin underneath. The bolted flange will obviously keep it down. Posted By: searider Date Posted: September-21-2016 at 11:39am It does have the square flange and it is solidly welded to the pylon. I doubled the floor there so it is 1 1/2" of MDO - Medium Density Overlay. Sounds like the pin in the bottom would be overkill. Here are few pictures. of the pylon in my boat for test fit. ------------- Marc http://s114.photobucket.com/albums/n269/mjconn42/Southwind20/?action=view¤t=13e61aa7.pbw" rel="nofollow - 84 Southwind Posted By: Hollywood Date Posted: September-21-2016 at 11:43am The pin at the bottom won't hurt but I wouldn't bother, you're good to go after bolting through the floor IMO.

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