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Bavaria Yacht Help! / installation autopilot linear drive to steering quadrant Ocean 47

« Last post by blue-max on Today at 20:20 »

 I now have a short shaft Raymarine linear drive autopilot. I am a bit baffled by the way its going to be fitted. The steering quadrant is very  high up  and the only possible space for the drive looks to  be in a lazarette. I have got another quadrant which  I though to  fit to  the rudder shaft lower down but there is a problem with snagging the steering cables. Has any one done this installation?

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Bavaria Yacht Help! / Re: Centre cleat installation

« Last post by N44rag on Today at 19:36 »

Ok thanks, I’ve just checked the holes in the cleat and it seems an M8 bolt will do the trick, just need to establish the length now.

Always nerve racking drilling holes in boats!

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Bavaria Yacht Help! / Re: Centre cleat installation

« Last post by symphony2 on Today at 11:59 »

no need to dismantle the interior if the plate is moulded it. It almost certainly will be as the mid cleats were optional and the deck moulding common. Check with something like this screwfix.com/p/magnusson-3-in-1-material-detector/3062x Butyl tapes is commonly used for sealing although you can use Sikaflex if that is what you have.

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Bavaria Yacht Help! / Re: Centre cleat installation

« Last post by N44rag on Today at 09:48 »

Thanks both for your replies.

It seems both options (bolt through or thread) are possible as long as the backing plate has been moulded into the deck.

I will take a look behind the furniture and go from there.

I assume a straightforward Sikaflex seal is all that is needed between the cleat and deck without the need for any resin work?

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Bavaria Yacht Help! / Re: Centre cleat installation

« Last post by Yngmar on Yesterday at 18:29 »

The whole point of a backing plate laminated into the deck is that you do not need access from the inside. You drill a hole, cut a thread into the thick aluminium backing plate and insert the bolts into that. That's how the winches and rope clutches were mounted on our 40 Ocean (even though there was access from the inside). The mooring cleats had proper backing plates on the inside and access slots in the furniture for them. No idea what the B31 from 2000 has.

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Bavaria Yacht Help! / Re: Centre cleat installation

« Last post by SYJetzt on Yesterday at 16:38 »

First you have to find access to the inner side of the deck where the cleat is mounted, usually hidden  in lockers . Once found, it is straight forward. If you have a backing plate already laminated to the deck, simply drill holes and fix the cleat with back nuts and washer.

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Bavaria Yacht Help! / Re: stickers on Seldén rig

« Last post by Yngmar on Yesterday at 09:37 »

PVC stickers (if they are) can be easily removed with a hot air gun and a plastic scraper.

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Bavaria Yacht Help! / stickers on Seldén rig

« Last post by mowa on Yesterday at 08:42 »

I want to change the burned by the sun stickers with the SEDÉN logo on my B39CR2006 rig. Does anyone know how to safely remove the old ones without damaging the aluminum?

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Bavaria Yacht Help! / Centre cleat installation

« Last post by N44rag on Yesterday at 08:39 »

Hi all

Is anyone able to give me some guidance on how to go about installing a centre cleat on my B31, year 2000 model?

The deck has the raised moulding for the cleats and I have sourced the new ones from SVB24.

I have read on the forum that the area is prepared for installation with a backing plate, but I’m not clear whether I have to simply drill through the deck and through the plate fitting a back nut and washer, or try and tap a thread into the backplate.

Also I’ve seen elsewhere that some people drill a bigger hole than the bolt in the deck, fill the area with epoxy, then re-drill through again.

Any guidance would be a great help.

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Bavaria Yacht Help! / Re: MS255-A Saildrive workshop manual

« Last post by JM on May 17 2024, 14:33 »

Found one.

Tried to add it to the Download section but the document is too large...

Thanks...