Name That Part...

[l008com]

Anyone know what this metal bar is all about? As far as I can tell, there is nothing attatched to it. There hasn't been anything attached to it for as long as we've had this boat. The metal is worn a little, like it has been used for something, once. I'm just going to yank it out and fill in the holes. BUT I wanted to check first, to make sure that piece isn't the one piece that holds the whole boat together

 

[l008com]

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To be clear, I'm referring to the metal bar that is horizontal in the picture. It has two hexagonal screw/bolts holding it to the little sub floor area that leads to be bilge.

 

[fat fanny]

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IMHO That isn't anything factory if your not using it toss it!

 

[scoutabout]

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Interesting. Possibly part of the mounting system for a long-gone ski pylon?

 

[l008com]

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Interesting. Possibly part of the mounting system for a long-gone ski pylon?

Its actually completely covered up by the back of the boat. Plus, there are no unexplained holes where the rest of it would mount. I dunno, very odd.

 

[scoutabout]

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Hmmm - someone's previous attempt to keep the gas tanks from sliding around? (Unless you have a permanent one mounted further forward...?)

 

[l008com]

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My tank has always lived to the right of this hole. I wish I knew what the rest of this mount looked like, if that's what it was. I want to upgrade to a 10 or 12 gallon tank, and I need to secure it, and build some kind of support as a bigger tank will overhang this pit. But that's another thread... As for this piece of metal... it's going bye bye.

 

[Bob_VT]

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It holds the boat down onto the water!!! Remove it and the boat could fly away similar to releasing a kids helium balloon on a string!!

Beyond that guess...... I have no idea. If it is not hurting anything, not leaking and out of sight........ ignore it and go boating!!

 

[oops!]

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its a flattend out used up roundtuit.

they used that to hold a tank or other item in place.

but what ever it held .......is gone now

roundtuit's only work once.....then you gotta get new ones

 

[lil buggy]

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ok i'll play,
battery tie down,,:facepalm: , but i lked the kid and the balloon thought.
just toss it. just make sure you put 5200 or some kinda sillycone in the holes so the water cant get in there

 

[woody66912]

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That is the oil tank hold down bracket for a OMC VRO oil tank. Take it out.

 

[Philster]

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Leave it alone. Nothing good can come from tinkering with it.

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[oregoncruiser]

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I think the boat needs a matching one the other side!! Lol!!!

Seriously, I'd scrap it.

 

[tnriver]

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Arrrrg, that would be to hold yea pirate booty chest or yar Rum keg'r.

 

[Home Cookin']

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if it ain't broke,fix it until it is. I'd leave it alone unless it's in the way.

 

[mommicked]

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I was wrong, I thought it was a thingamajig or a whatumacallit. :facepalm: