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Hey fellas,
I'm doing a swap of my original compartment locks to perko T handles and was wondering if anyone had any tips for an easier installation. I figure that the most difficult part will be drilling a hole thru the existing hole of the stock locks. Any ideas or help would be greatly appreciated.
get some scrap plywood to screw over existing hole on the bottom so u can use a holesaw and pre cut your carpet with a utility knife so u dont pull a thread and get a runner http://xs-s.com/zf/images/smile/emthup.gif
drill a hole in the size you need in a scrap piece of 3/4" plywood, and then you can clamp that piece to the lid so the drill bit will not wander while drilling out a bigger hole.
also might want to clamp a sacrafical piece of ply under the lid while drilling to reduce tear out
These guys are good! http://www.bassboatcentral.com/smileys/bows.gif
I would have probably been trying to make the holes bigger with a die-grinder, or something. Excellent idea with the ply-wood/hole-saw. http://xs-s.com/zf/images/smile/emthup.gif http://www.bassboatcentral.com/boardstuff2/beers.gif
That's a great idea sean! Now I just gotta get to performing this surgery...I'll post some before and after pics.
Thanks again boys!