Nice but cool weather on Sunday so I did a bit more to the project.
Had to remove the Samson post from it's factory postion to place the windlass where it would be most effective in regards to manufactures (Lewmar) suggestions. If anyone tries
to remove a factory installed Samson post a little heat from a propane torch (to the post) works wonder in losing up the grip the sealant (4200?) has on the post. I was a little concerned when the post wouldn't move after a removed the 4, 3/8' bolts holding it in place.
He is the layout of the holes to be made.
Traced out on the deck. Notice that some of the holes will need to be sealed completely and others will be drilled over size and fill with epoxy then redrilled to correct size.
Here is what it look liked after the holes where completed
I covered the holes from the backside with clear scrap plastic to make a backing before filling the holes with epoxy.
Here is a photo from inside the anchor locker looking up at the deck. A little over kill on the tape but I didn't want the anchor locker to get covered in epoxy. (BTW that stuff is awfull to work with, I can't even thinking how bad it must be to work with that stuff everyday, lets hear it for the fiberglass guys that lay up these hulls)
On the top side (deck) all holes are taped up to keep the mess to a minimum and thanks Bob R for the great tip on using the tape (why didn't i think of that last spring when I installed the TV
)
Here it is all done. The larger holes for the windlass shaft and rode are sealed with clear epoxy. The smaller holes are completely filled using epoxy with a filler (West system 404).
