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Repairing a sagging refrigerator door on our sailboat
26 de agosto de 2023 · 4 min · 72 visitas
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Mike and Gordon repair a sagging, rust-damaged refrigerator door on their C&C Yachts 39 before departing for the Bahamas.0:18 The door's lower corner had rusted completely through, destroying the structural material around the bottom hinge pin.0:29 Gordon fills the rotted corner with 3M 5200 and handles bodywork and painting; Mike fabricates an aluminum angle bracket to replace the lost structure at the bottom of the door.0:24 The bracket is drilled with a 7/16-inch hole to accept the hinge pin, and the fit is adjusted with washers to set the correct door height.1:10 Number 8 by half-inch screws fasten the angle to the door's sheet metal; Mike pre-drills the angle so the screws pass through freely, then uses a 1/16-inch bit to start pilot holes in the sheet metal so the screws bite only there.1:41 A spring-loaded center punch keeps the drill bits from wandering on the metal.1:51 The door is painted, reinstalled on the hinge pins, and confirmed to hang straight with a good seal.3:52 The repair demonstrates that a fabricated angle bracket and 5200 filler can restore a fully rotted refrigerator door corner when replacement is not an option.
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