Pontoon Boat Hardware

The deck surface is horizontal and the motor mount needs to be vertical and sturdy. I know not to attach anything to the edge of the plywood, so I need some sort of bracket to do this. Thank you.

Fir this you need a couple of angle brackets as well as some marine grade plywood. The angle brackets will allow the plywood to be attached so that it's vertical. Fasten it with about a dozen stainless steel bolts with lock washers to make sure the nuts don't spin off as well as fender washers to distribute the stress.

2009-07-16 11:41:49 by minitoon

This video was filmed in 1990, at Paradise Point Marina, in Stockton, CA. For years I thought it had been taped over until I found it recently ...

I have pontoon boat and I want to mount a fishfinder on my console. I believe the console is fiberglass that is about 1/8 inch thick. The fishfinder mount is a bracket with four holes in it to insert screws (no screws came with the bracket). The holes can take a #8 or #10 screw.

After a quick check of the hardware store, I see that I could use (a) machine screw with nut, (b) thread forming screw, or (c) thread cutting screw. The thread forming and thread cutting screws interested me. When do I use them?

Thread Cutting Screws cut machine screw threads and eject cutting chips as they are driven into material. Thread Cutting Screws have tapered threads and blunt points. Use in metals, plastics, and plywoods .048” to.625” thick. Requires predrilled or punched hole.


Thread Forming Screws form threads by displacing material rather than removing it as they are driven into material, minimizing cutting chips. Use in metals, plastics, and plywood .050” to .200” thick. Requires predrilled or punched hole.

Good Luck!

2007-05-29 18:52:40 by ziggle

Price: $15.99 $15.99

May be bolted to a 2'' x 6'' piece of lumber
Leg base plate for increased stability; 2-1/4'' I.D.
Size 5-1/4''L x 5-1/4''W x 2-3/8''H