Sunpad screws on a swingback?

[Mambeaux]

I did a search and didn;t have any luck.....

Someone on board tried to open the sun pad on our swingback and pulled the hinge screws out of the pad. Anyone have a good fix for this?

 

[Geo75]

You can refill the screw holes with epoxy. Then drill and replace screws. On Mine I installed a small u clip at the front of the sun pad and attached a pull down rope. This allows you to raise it in a controlled way.

 

[Mambeaux]

You can refill the screw holes with epoxy. Then drill and replace screws. On Mine I installed a small u clip at the front of the sun pad and attached a pull down rope. This allows you to raise it in a controlled way.

Did you remove the hinges from the boat?

 

[Geo75]

I did not have the screws pull out.
Open your Sun Pad and remove one hinge at a time, repair one hinge, then do the other.

 

[BigKahuna]

We had screws pull out of our sun pad on our old Bennington. We used slightly larger screws in the same holes and they held up for years. You may have to drill out the holes in the bracket/hinge....