Suggestions on Reattaching Surf Platform to Brackets on Mobius
New to me 2013 Mobius LSV - I knew that the platform had been reattached previously as the previous owners didn't use stainless screws. A couple weeks later, daughter was getting ready to wakeboard and said where's the platform.....found it floating not too far away. In looking through the forums, it appears that this is not a unique situation and there's some knowledge out there about getting this fixed for the long run.
So I need to get the platform reattached to the support brackets that then fit into the transom brackets. A couple of questions from those a bit more experienced.
- Can I just use slightly larger screws? recommended sizes? Will definitely use stainless this time!
- Do I need to fill the holes first -- any recommendation of what I would fill them with to make a permanent bond?
- Saw someone drilled all the way through and used a washer on the top then covered with new seadek or other padding -- seems heavy duty - any reason I wouldn't want to do that?
I'm a complete noob on this type of thing, so any hints or suggestion are very much appreciated! Thanks in advance!
BTW - here's the brackets I'm talking about and the previous owner's rusted screws that are now on the bottom of the lake.
https://i.imgur.com/ZdGeqZZ.jpg
Suggestions on Reattaching Surf Platform to Brackets on Mobius
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Originally Posted by
Rilez
It's really supposed to loose on the older models? I actually put it on my list this last weekend to look at and tighten mine as it sounds loose any time we're sitting there and a wave hits it, you're saying that's not the case? For reference I have an 05.
I can really only speak to my experience on my 2013. There were some set screws that could be tightened and I know some people shimmed the gaps to help reduce the play. I found that changing to the newer style brackets was the fix for me… never again had anything brake or flop around.
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