smithy09 50 Posted November 22, 2016 Share Posted November 22, 2016 As many will know, YNZ now require your floorboards to be fastened so they won't fly around the boat when she has just rolled past 120 degrees. Finding a way to fasten all my floorboards for Cat 2, yet allow them to be easy to lift was an issue until I found these awesome Kiwi designed and built clips from Fast Mount. They come complete with a drill, a tapping driver and centre locators. You screw the female part to a floor cross member, then clip the centre spike to it. Press your floorboard into it's place, and your centre is marked. Bore a 10mm x 8mm deep blind hole with the special drill they give you, then tap the male part into the floorboard with the tapping tool they give you. Clip is mounted. Repeat until completed! Sooooo easy!! Available from QCD in Auckland. Cost me about $80 for all the tools and 15 clips. Made in Murawai apparently! 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Kevin McCready 83 Posted November 22, 2016 Share Posted November 22, 2016 I still don't get it. More pics? Link to the kit? How does the white bit work? 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Jon 360 Posted November 22, 2016 Share Posted November 22, 2016 Thanks Smithy just what I've been needing How many did you use per board ? And do they just release with a pull or do you have to use a tool ? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Kevin McCready 83 Posted November 22, 2016 Share Posted November 22, 2016 and their website was useless. http://www.fastmount.com/ how much force is needed to get the panel off, or how do you get it off. With say 10-15 kg falling on the panel from the inside, will it pop off or pull the female part out? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Jon 360 Posted November 22, 2016 Share Posted November 22, 2016 This goes a way to help http://www.fastmount.com/clip_system Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Kevin McCready 83 Posted November 22, 2016 Share Posted November 22, 2016 seems Smithy used this one http://www.fastmount.com/en/clip_system/standard%20range#product-PC-M1B Seems you just lever it off. But if you're upside down how much weight will if hold? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Jon 360 Posted November 22, 2016 Share Posted November 22, 2016 There's a range, upto 15kgs per clip If you used 4 then you would need a halyard to lift it http://www.fastmount.com/en/clip_system/standard%20range# Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Battleship 100 Posted November 22, 2016 Share Posted November 22, 2016 Video here explains the mounting, looks kind of like the clips they use to hold plastic car bits on. http://www.fastmount.com/en/videos Doesnt really explain how the come off again but I imagine it would take a fair bit of levering. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
hb1849 12 Posted November 23, 2016 Share Posted November 23, 2016 Are those countersunk screw heads holding the female part on? Plastics and csk screw heads do not mix -- amazing how often you see it though, even from big brands who should know better. Heavily glass reinforced plastics can be OK, but that part looks unfilled. For better longevity, I'd replace them with pan heads, with a washer if required to bridge the countersink recess. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Kevin McCready 83 Posted November 23, 2016 Share Posted November 23, 2016 Are those countersunk screw heads holding the female part on? Plastics and csk screw heads do not mix -- amazing how often you see it though, even from big brands who should know better. Heavily glass reinforced plastics can be OK, but that part looks unfilled. For better longevity, I'd replace them with pan heads, with a washer if required to bridge the countersink recess. Good point. I hadn't thought of that. In smithy's pic the female part is secured differently, but the male part was planned to be countersunk. Levering it off at 15 kg might tear it from its home before it releases from the female part. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
harrytom 648 Posted November 23, 2016 Share Posted November 23, 2016 Do you have to have floor boards for cat2?if you removed them then what?in a shallow bilge yacht like say a D28 you can store nothing under the floor so whats the point? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Jon 360 Posted November 23, 2016 Share Posted November 23, 2016 No you don't have to have floorboards for any Cat, but if you do the following applies. The rule is all objects that could cause injury in an inversion incident must be secured or words to this effect Quote Link to post Share on other sites
rossd 16 Posted November 25, 2016 Share Posted November 25, 2016 I think they are really designed for panels to stay put but if you put a couple of slots in each floor panel so you could get a finger hold you could rip all the floor up in no time in an emergency. Some of my ply floor panels are warping so have screwed them down which is a pain and I would think a hell of a mission to get them up in a rough sea. . Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Guest fng Posted November 27, 2016 Share Posted November 27, 2016 Nice work smithy Floor boards, bunk boards, things like galley boards or freezer lids will all have to be fixed - anything that could fall, move and possibly cause damage in a knock down or roll over. We use a variety of fast mounts mainly in super yachts. The load carrying and range is very adaptable Quote Link to post Share on other sites
philstar 61 Posted December 1, 2016 Share Posted December 1, 2016 From sailing on the boat last weekend with these fitted, they are awesome. I think smithy fitted around 2 each end on the larger floor boards and 1 each end on the smaller ones. they are easy to lift the floorboards but hold them securely in place. No lanyard required the floorboards just pop up with a sharp tug. Great invention. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Jon 360 Posted December 2, 2016 Share Posted December 2, 2016 I'll have to come over to the Marshal and take a look Quote Link to post Share on other sites
smithy09 50 Posted December 2, 2016 Author Share Posted December 2, 2016 Sorry guys. Been busy and not kept up with this thread. The fast mounts I used were good enough to hold the floorboards in and nothing more. They would not hold any loose objects underneath them. I think they are primarily designed for wall and ceiling panels. The csk screws were my doing because the plastic bits were countersunk. Pan heads may be better for sure but I didn't have any at the time... The floorboards need a sharp tug to release them. The Marshall's floorboards are warped and nasty though. I used 4 mounts per floorboard but if they were flat and fitted well, possibly 2 or 3 would be enough. The male part self taps into the floorboard. It is a very cool system. Now I just have to find a nice way to secure the chart table, freezer lid, cave locker and aft locker as YNZ have a major hard on about lids that are not 100% fixed. The hinge alone ios not good enough apparently. Also, be prepared for a price hike for cat 1 and 2 medical kits which have a lot more in them than previously... Oh, and if you don't get how they work, check out the installation videos on the website. Very good.. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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