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I would love some more opinions!
The original compression post base was damaged and corroded enough that I had to buy a new one. The original compression post base looks very different from the new one (see picture below) and so I called and talked to the guys over at Melges. They recommended epoxying in a ¼” thick G10 board to mount the new base to, and then cut ¼” off the compression post to make space for the G10.
But when I got the new compression post base I discovered that the new posts are plumb whereas the old posts were set at a 10 degree angle which means the post will hit the base at an angle, and not able to fit over the cylinder that’s welded to the base.
I see two ways to solve this problem:
The steps for the 1st way:
1. Cut the cylinder off the base, cut a 10 degree angle on it, then send it off to a welder to re-weld on the cylinder at the new angle.
2. Epoxy in the ¼” G10 board.
3. Cut the compression post ¼” shorter at a 10 degree angle.
4. Install the compression post with base.
The 2nd way:
1. Get a 1” thick piece of G10 and sand it at a 10 degree angle (bench top belt sander).
2. Epoxy in the angled G10 board.
3. Cut the compression post ½” shorter, squared off.
4. Install the compression post with base.
I’m leaning toward the 2nd way because the boat is updated to fit the new hardware, a thick piece of G10 will be solid and give good energy transfer, and it skips bringing in an Aluminum welder, which might be expensive and hard to find.
What do you think? Are there better ways to do this? What’s the best approach?
Note the old base has the cylinder at a 10 degree angle from the plate.
The original compression post base was damaged and corroded enough that I had to buy a new one. The original compression post base looks very different from the new one (see picture below) and so I called and talked to the guys over at Melges. They recommended epoxying in a ¼” thick G10 board to mount the new base to, and then cut ¼” off the compression post to make space for the G10.
But when I got the new compression post base I discovered that the new posts are plumb whereas the old posts were set at a 10 degree angle which means the post will hit the base at an angle, and not able to fit over the cylinder that’s welded to the base.
I see two ways to solve this problem:
The steps for the 1st way:
1. Cut the cylinder off the base, cut a 10 degree angle on it, then send it off to a welder to re-weld on the cylinder at the new angle.
2. Epoxy in the ¼” G10 board.
3. Cut the compression post ¼” shorter at a 10 degree angle.
4. Install the compression post with base.
The 2nd way:
1. Get a 1” thick piece of G10 and sand it at a 10 degree angle (bench top belt sander).
2. Epoxy in the angled G10 board.
3. Cut the compression post ½” shorter, squared off.
4. Install the compression post with base.
I’m leaning toward the 2nd way because the boat is updated to fit the new hardware, a thick piece of G10 will be solid and give good energy transfer, and it skips bringing in an Aluminum welder, which might be expensive and hard to find.
What do you think? Are there better ways to do this? What’s the best approach?
Note the old base has the cylinder at a 10 degree angle from the plate.
