Dive Platform Problem- Quick

[eggsuckindog]

OK guys I enjoy reading in here but hate the thought of projects that emminate from here.
I have a problem, one side of my dive platform is loose, I tightned it awhile ago and resealed it, although when at rest it kinda floats and bounces and seems to have pulled one side loose again. I am sure there is some water getting in so it needs fixed now.

What can I use to fill the holes and get some bite, its held on with lage bolts so going bigger is not an option - not sure on GET ROT never used it- 5200? - dowels maybe and I don't have much time - this week is it.

Good News: The transom is completely dry

[gofastsandman]

Is that the only thing that has broken since Long Point? Lucky Dog. Mix some resin and cut w/ acetone to consistency of h2o.
Coat the hole w / this a couple of times to aid penetration and adhesion. While still hot and tacky , dump some 1/4" chopped strand and milled fiber into some resin w/ out catalyst. Let it sit for 20 mins to prevent lumps then kick it w/ hardener. Get a large hypo and inject it . Poke it w/ a hanger to remove air pockets/ bubbles. Cover w/ plastic tape. You know the rest.

[eggsuckindog]

Since I only have 1 item, some cloth, thats alot of stuff to aquire, any ideas a little simpler

[76Red18]

Mine was held on with with lags also. Replaced all of them with bolts through the transom. The one on the bottom brace had to be drilled on an angle to clear the stringer. The 18 is probably different than the 20. Only other thing I know of would be the epoxy I use for reparing missed placed steel dowel rods in concrete. Drill the hole, mix the epoxy, stick in the dowel and let it cure4 hours. It supposedly can withstand 10000# of pull. It will bond strongly to wood. It's called Simpson 2part epoxy,buy it at Home Depot. Its located in the lumber department near the truss straps and joist hangers.

[rhody98]

I did something similar to this on mine. Bottom two bolts I could thru-bolt but top two would have come out through the back seats (Seafari). That doesn't make for a comfortable ride. I didn't like the idea of lag bolts so I drilled the top two at a diameter large enough for head of bolt to fit in and stopping short of holing thru. Gouged a shear key (enlarged groove about an 1" in), then epoxied the bolt in head first to act as a stud. Seems OK, can't imagine getting them out w/o ripping the transom open.

[NoBones]

Boaters World

This is about as simple as it gets....2 part epoxy
putty stick. I carry it on the boat, it works great..

See ya, Ken

[eggsuckindog]

Yes the best way would be thru bolting but again its on the side with the baitwell and there is zero access back there. Ken I will check that stuff out.

That looks cool Ken, although I was thinking of maybe a thinner expoxy that would maybe seep into the wood a bit any ideas there?

[gofastsandman]

I did see some stuff in Glue Products store. Side by side hypodermic epoxy that was thin. Try their site.

[eggsuckindog]

I have decided to look for a light epoxy that will kinda soak in vs something like JB Weld - any ideas on Gorilla glue I have some and have been impressed just not sure on this