Allen Wrench Screws

[Donnieb]

I found a small screw (roughly 3/8" long and 1/8 inch diameter) with an allen wench head on the floor of my boat between the driver's and passenger seat a week ago, and then found another one today. Does anyone know what they are for? I can't see where they are coming from...but I didn't have time to do a thorough search for open holes today.

Thanks in advance!

Donnieb

[Jimmypooh]

post a picture of the scew. That might help.

[l1spoogy]

Bimini?

[Michigan boarder]

Board racks?

Actually that sounds like a dash bolt.

Edited June 16, 2009 by Michigan boarder

[68Slalom]

I found a small screw (roughly 3/8" long and 1/8 inch diameter) with an allen wench head on the floor of my boat between the driver's and passenger seat a week ago, and then found another one today. Does anyone know what they are for? I can't see where they are coming from...but I didn't have time to do a thorough search for open holes today.

Thanks in advance!

Donnieb

Is it a screw or NF/NC thread? If it's a acme type thread that would be a first

[Donnieb]

I took some pictures of the screws but can't figure out how to post pictures to this site any longer. Hmmmm....

[davemac]

I took some pictures of the screws but can't figure out how to post pictures to this site any longer. Hmmmm....

email them to me and I'll post them (will PM my email address)

[mlange]

Maybe Malibu started throwing a couple of set screws for HO fin blocks into the boats for people like me that are having a hard time finding the SS ones locally.

[davemac]

presto....

[davemac]

another pic...

[Donnieb]

Thanks Dave for posting the pictures for me! I appreciate it. Now...if anyone can figure out what the screws are for :-)

Thanks.

Don

[Pistol Pete]

Well,

Those are set screws. What'd they'd be for, I dunno.

Maybe the fin block like Mlange said?

edit, oh wait, I think it is for the bimini like l1spoogy said. It would lock the aluminum poles into the plastic ends.

Edited June 17, 2009 by Pistol Pete

[malibu bret]

Bimini

[ddeluca]

What about the x and xs tower set screws for locking in the pins? Did you move the tower up and down?

[68Slalom]

I think they came from the engine

[Hman442]

I think they came from the engine

Yeah, Definitely from the engine. Aren't those the ones that hold the piston clappers onto the upper crankmaters ?

[WakingMeHappy]

Didn't you ever build a model as a kid and have parts left over. Uhm, it's the same thing here.

[liljohn]

Don those are definitely set screws check your Bimini and more important your surf board fins I believe your new board hes set screws to adjust the fins.

[Donnieb]

Hmmm....I don't have a bimini, and my new Inland Surfer boards (The Swallow and the Red Tide) have traditional philips head screws for the fins. I did check my older Blue Lake but it has it's two hex screws holding in the fins.

Any other ideas?

Thanks.

Don

[WakingMeHappy]

My best guess would be to crawl up under the dash with a flash light. Look at and touch everything to see if you find something that will move. Speakers, dash light assemblies, gages, switches, ect.

Did you have anyone in the boat just prior to this? Did they have anything on board that the screws could have fallen out of? I know that's a long shot but.....

What about the rearview mirror, walkthrough windshield or glove box hinge?

[Bobby Light]

I think liljohn left them in your boat when he was in it the other day just to mess with you LOL....

[Donnieb]

I've been out of town, so today was the first day I was able to get back down to the boat. I checked everywhere for holes where screws may have fallen out, but no luck. It must be liljohn leaving them in the boat to mess with me.