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07-09-2007, 06:27 PM #1
Flo-Rite Install
What size hole saws do I use for the 2" and 4" flo-rites?
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07-09-2007, 09:08 PM #2
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My 4"ers required a 4.5" hole saw bit; perfect fit. Bought the saw bit at Lowes for ~$35.
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07-09-2007, 09:29 PM #3
2 7/8" for the 2".....
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07-09-2007, 10:31 PM #4
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hey geo whats the update on the throttle bodies? Are they still taking orders for group buy? And have you notices any differences yet on the water? Thanks
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07-10-2007, 06:26 AM #5
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07-10-2007, 06:40 AM #6
James, You will also have to grind the fiberglass on the inside of the hull until it is about 3/16" thick so the clips on the flo-rite will catch and hold it in. It is a messy job. I covered my motor and filter screen up with a towel and used a shop vac while I was drilling and grinding and still had to hose the dust out of the hull when I was through.
Scott
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07-10-2007, 07:09 AM #7
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Ouch Scotty! That's one way to do it, but man what a mess. It was messy enough just drilling the original hole. For that, I taped a big garbage bag inside the hull, and that caught most of it. The fiberglass is nice and thick, but I didn't want to have an area compromised by grinding it away. The Flow-rites have three tabs that stick down from it, and each tab has a little lip off of it that's meant to clip underneath. Since the fiberglass is so think, what I did was cut off the lip of each tab, and cut away a lot of the excess fabric. The three clean tabs now fit perfectly in the hole, and I used plumber's glue to secure it to the hull.
Hope this helps-
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07-10-2007, 07:20 AM #8
I thought about cutting the tabs and using silicone but when I drilled the holes the thickness in the holes varied a lot so I didn't want to have to try and cut tabs different lengths to match the thickness. It wasn't to bad. I didn't grind big areas just enough for tabs.
Thanks for the help.
Scott
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07-10-2007, 07:52 AM #9
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I thought about cutting the tabs and using silicone but when I drilled the holes the thickness in the holes varied a lot so I didn't want to have to try and cut tabs different lengths to match the thickness. It wasn't to bad. I didn't grind big areas just enough for tabs.
When you say "didn't want to have to try and cut tabs different lengths to match the thickness", I didn't have to worry about the length of the tabs. I left the tabs the length they were, I just took off the lip that allows it to clip under something. Then the Flow-rite with the remaining tabs sticking down slid right into the hole, which keeps it from moving side to side, and the glue keeps the Flow-rite from popping out.
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07-10-2007, 08:07 AM #10
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