I have some equipment to mount inside of my console on the Bentz-Craft, and am cringing at the thought of using through bolts and decorative washers on the outside of the console.
What are the thoughts behind mounting something to the inside of the console with some sort of adhesive to be used for mounting things to? Won’t be too much weight, 15 pounds or so…
I’ve read that starboard can be adhered to if you take a torch to it to get rid of the “waxiness,” and sanding fiberglass, and using 5200 to stick together, but I’m worried about hitting a wake or something and it all coming loose! Surely if it lasts on a big CC offshore boat it will last on my little skiff, no?
What about Coosa board? I have a couple of scraps and could use, would it bond better than the starboard?
Any other ideas to eliminate those fasteners showing outside of console?
Run over to Lowes and pick up a piece of Azek PVC board! Get some 5 minute 2500 lb epoxy and slap it in there! You can mount to the board with screws without drilling through the console!
They sell it in different sizes! This is just an example!
You can’t reliably glue starboard to anything except itself, and that’s iffy. I would coat a piece of 3/4 plywood with epoxy, and epoxy glue it inside the console. I wouldn’t use 5 minute epoxy either
I’ve seen teh Azek board mentioned, might have to check that out if the Coosa is not ideal…
Larry, the internet seems to think otherwise! King Plastics even put something on their webpage about it now. While not ideal…according to the hive at the hull truth, it works if flamed.
We are frequently asked how to apply and use adhesives with our products. We want to remind you that generally, bonding polyethylene with adhesives does not result in a permanent structural bond, like mechanical fastening or welding. Please determine the suitability of using an adhesive yourself with proper testing. Again, we do not represent these products, or make any claims about their abilities or accept liability for them.
If you need to use an adhesion process, make sure you have everything you need for the treating.
A sheet of one hundred and twenty-grit sandpaper.
A cleaning solvent such as Acetone, Toluene or Alcohol, and a propane torch
Your selected adhesive of choice and appropriate clamps to secure the bonded parts without damaging the finish of the King StarBoard®.
Proper surface preparation of your polymer is critical when using adhesives.
First, lightly sand the King StarBoard surfaces to be bonded with one hundred and twenty grit sandpaper. Now, clean the surface with a solvent, such as Acetone, Tolulene or Alcohol. Allow solvent to fully evaporate. Move solvent and other flammable liquids and materials away from work area.
Following the operating cautions of your propane torch, ignite the flame.
Working in a safe and well-ventilated area, hold the torch so the flame is approximately one to two inches (or two and a half to five centimeters) away and the blue, oxidizing portion of the flame is on the King StarBoard surface to be bonded. Pass the flame over the surface at a rate of approximately twelve inches (or thirty centimeters) per three seconds.
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