Tige 2000 21v with teak. Deck mounts with three female brackets that slide over male pins bolted to transom. I have been hunting down vibration and note that the exhaust bubbling underneath the deck causes a shudder in the deck. I dont remember this prior season and was wondering if anyone has ideas on tightening it up.
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I think we have the same boat (2000 21V Riders), but with only 48 hours on it. How many hours does yours have in the water because ours may do the same thing. The brackets are aluminum and have a little slop in them at the top. I had to realign all of the brackets because whoever put the step on got it off center by 3/4" and the gap between the step and the stern was 1/4" larger on one end. I'm using SS machine bolts with nylon locknuts in place of the pins since I'm not taking it off regularly. When I wiggle the step it moves a little at the top of the brackets which is where most of the force is. I'm wondering if carefully drilling another set of pin holes at the top of the brackets would lock it in solid. -
360 hrs on mine. Yes, the slop is definetely at the top of the bracket. I like your idea of drilling another hole at the top but am concerned about putting put all the pressure on that one point. If you figure that the weight of the deck and the person (or people) standing on it currently spreads down the full bracket, but you would be focusing it on that one point on each, it makes me wonder. Please let me know if you try it and how it works. I had thought about using a vise to try and tighten it back up and/or maybe adding some kind of shim. Any thoughts?Comment
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I'm not sure about crimping the aluminum brackets in a vise. Everytime I've tried bending aluminum it cracks or breaks. If a second set of pin holes were drilled thru the tops of the brackets with the deck weight on the brackets the pin would keep the bracket from tilting toward the transom when water pushed from below. The weight would still be carried by the bracket. The top pin would just keep the bracket from tilting toward the transom. I think the constant rocking back and forth of the top of the bracket might cause the gap to get bigger over time.Comment
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When we got our 2000 2300V, there were no pins to keep the deck attached, it was just very tight with no slop. I can only assume that the previous owner removed the pins, tried to remove the deck, failed, and left it without the pins. Over time, the deck loosened up, detached itself from the boat and began floating away when we got hit with a series of large wakes. My fix was to drill out the two outside holes and install stainless steel pins with roller balls in the ends of them and install a stainless bolt and lock nut in the center since I could not get the drill in this area to drill out the hole. Some slop still remains but the deck will not be leaving the boat any more.Comment
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