papayamon2
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Boy, since I'm getting so many of my questions answered, how about one more...
The bow handle on my just-purchased '81 SF is corroded (w/ lots of bubbling under the chrome coating). I'm afraid that it might give way sometime when lifting the boat, so I picked up a new one today at a local Sunfish dealer. My question is whether the backing plate will stay on for sure when I remove the old handle. I do plan to leave one screw in the old one, rotate it, put a screw in the new one, then remove the old one and swing the new one into place (did that make sense?), but I was wondering if anyone has had a bad experience trying this with a boat the age of mine. I would sure hate to have that backing plate fall down partially and be "irretrievable" in the process!
Any voice of experience here?
The bow handle on my just-purchased '81 SF is corroded (w/ lots of bubbling under the chrome coating). I'm afraid that it might give way sometime when lifting the boat, so I picked up a new one today at a local Sunfish dealer. My question is whether the backing plate will stay on for sure when I remove the old handle. I do plan to leave one screw in the old one, rotate it, put a screw in the new one, then remove the old one and swing the new one into place (did that make sense?), but I was wondering if anyone has had a bad experience trying this with a boat the age of mine. I would sure hate to have that backing plate fall down partially and be "irretrievable" in the process!
Any voice of experience here?