Norwegian Blue
Luan/Bill Burton, E30+ in Sheboygan, WI
I rebedded a gate (1 stanchion, on two legs) and ran into a problem. I filled the old holes with epoxy and redrilled them for the 1/4 inch bolts, using the stanchion feet as a guide, and dropping the bolts through one at a time. The feet take three and four bolts each. The problem is, the total distance drilling through the deck is over an inch, maybe an inch and a half, and I can’t do it precisely enough to get the backing plates to line up on the bolts. I could drill the backing plate holes larger, but they’re pretty beefy 1/8 inch steel. I suppose I could get new ones fabricated, but do I have to do this every time I rebed a stanchion? For now, I put on fender washers. TIA