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The newly designed Rotating Deck
Socket will assist in mounting the guard on decks with various
degrees of camber. Once you have installed the dorade box and cowl
vent, and the guard has been cut to the proper height and angle,
the next step will be to slip the socket section onto each leg
of the guard.
Now place the base section under
each socket. Carefully position the base section so that the fasteners
holes are in their correct position. (For example, if you have
a leg facing forward, I like to have the base positioned with
a fastener hole facing forward. Conversely, a side leg will have
a fastener hole facing athwart ship.) Mark the location of the
three fastener holes on the deck. With a fine marking pen, carefully
draw a line around the perimeter of the ball joint where it contacts
the socket.
After you have completed the steps
above, you are ready to remove the sockets from the guard. Place
the sockets and bases together on a flat surface. Line up the
ball joint with the socket so that the line drawn before lines
up with the perimeter of the socket. |
Now
look down inside the socket, and mark the inside of the hole,
which is the surface of the ball joint. Next, separate the two
sections, and drill a 3/8” hole through the marked hole
on the ball joint. Insert a 5/16” bolt through the socket
and ball joint. Secure the two sections with the supplied washer
and nylock nut and tighten securely.
After you have drilled all the sockets
and securely tightened the bolts, slide the rotating sockets onto
the guard. Note that there are two set screws that can be tightened
against the tubing. Alternatively, you can drill through the tubing
and socket and through bolt the two together for a stronger connection.
Place the guard over the fastener
marks, marked earlier on the deck. Re-mark any fastener holes
if necessary. Remove the guard and drill the fastener holes into
the deck. Final step is to secure the guard to the deck. |
