Hi,
If there are any smart tab owners on here I have a question about how you mounted the hinge plate and tab to the transom.
I bought a set of stainless steel smart tabs, and yesterday I installed the hinge plate and tab to the transom with the sheet metal screws supplied(shooting a little attwood 7200 in the holes before i went in with the sheet metal screw). I don't have access to the backside of my transom down in there the way my boat is built, so I can't really do anything different.
My question is did you guys out there just use the sheet metal screws provided, or did you think it wouldn't hold up and use a different method of securing them to the transom, like a nut, washer and bolt?
Hope there are some of you out there that installed it like me with no problems, so i'll feel more confident about them not coming off or leaking.
If there are any smart tab owners on here I have a question about how you mounted the hinge plate and tab to the transom.
I bought a set of stainless steel smart tabs, and yesterday I installed the hinge plate and tab to the transom with the sheet metal screws supplied(shooting a little attwood 7200 in the holes before i went in with the sheet metal screw). I don't have access to the backside of my transom down in there the way my boat is built, so I can't really do anything different.
My question is did you guys out there just use the sheet metal screws provided, or did you think it wouldn't hold up and use a different method of securing them to the transom, like a nut, washer and bolt?
Hope there are some of you out there that installed it like me with no problems, so i'll feel more confident about them not coming off or leaking.