Reegs2200v Posted December 15, 2019 Report Share Posted December 15, 2019 I thought I had this correct, but after reading some other posts I've received mixed opinions. My old plastic cover broke apart at some point, I've purchased a SS cheese grate style, with the holes. Questions: Do the cheese grates point in/up or out/down? Do the bigger holes go on the side towards the aft/stern or towards the bow/for? I originally thought the protruding grates would be used as scoops and thus face outwards, but I've seen mixed opinions. When installed like this, the holes are in the front, which seems a little odd as I believe they are to release excess pressure when on plane. Thanks in advance for your help! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jim33042 Posted December 15, 2019 Report Share Posted December 15, 2019 You might try this link to previous listing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geeviam Posted December 15, 2019 Report Share Posted December 15, 2019 1 hour ago, Reegs2200v said: Questions: Do the cheese grates point in/up or out/down? Do the bigger holes go on the side towards the aft/stern or towards the bow/for? Do the cheese grates point in/up or out/down? IN/UP Do the bigger holes go on the side towards the aft/stern or towards the bow/for? AFT/STERN 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishmanjj Posted December 15, 2019 Report Share Posted December 15, 2019 X2 with geeviam Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reegs2200v Posted December 15, 2019 Author Report Share Posted December 15, 2019 Appreciate the help. Got it reinstalled the correct way. I had to drill 4 new holes, filled the old and new holes with 5200 in a syringe. Put a good bead line of 5200 around the plate. Screwed in all the screws and wiped up excess 5200 that squeezed out around the edges. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geeviam Posted December 15, 2019 Report Share Posted December 15, 2019 23 minutes ago, Reegs2200v said: Appreciate the help. Got it reinstalled the correct way. I had to drill 4 new holes, filled the old and new holes with 5200 in a syringe. Put a good bead line of 5200 around the plate. Screwed in all the screws and wiped up excess 5200 that squeezed out around the edges. Nice work! 👍 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admiral2 Posted January 28, 2022 Report Share Posted January 28, 2022 Where can you buy the replacement cheesegrate? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MasterAnglerRICK Posted September 25, 2022 Report Share Posted September 25, 2022 Where can I buy a replacement SS Cheese Grate cover plate. I have a 2005 Maverick Master Angler 21' Id appreciate the help. Thanks! Regards, Rick Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hobo Posted September 25, 2022 Report Share Posted September 25, 2022 REEGS22V, I can't tell by the photo but is the flat part of the new stainless steel "cheese-grater" flush with the bottom of the boat? I have installed several of these new and improved "cheese-graters" on Pathfinders and in every case I had to shim the mounting area of the boat approximately 1/8"-3/16" to make the "grater" fit flush when it was installed... Like you did, I then used 5200 to fill the gap between the Inlet strainer and the boat's bottom using a putty knife.... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
In2TheBlue Posted February 22, 2023 Report Share Posted February 22, 2023 On 12/14/2019 at 8:23 PM, geeviam said: Do the cheese grates point in/up or out/down? IN/UP Do the bigger holes go on the side towards the aft/stern or towards the bow/for? AFT/STERN In hopes of reviving this thread, I'll post my situation. I have a new to me 2009 2400 Tournament. While stopped and slowly idling, all the livewells work great. As I plane off they all become air locked. Put the boat on the trailer noticed the cheese grate is literally installed opposite to this. I am assuming this would be the most probably cause? Also, is there a better replacement for the one pictured? Thanks all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geeviam Posted February 23, 2023 Report Share Posted February 23, 2023 15 hours ago, In2TheBlue said: In hopes of reviving this thread, I'll post my situation. I have a new to me 2009 2400 Tournament. While stopped and slowly idling, all the livewells work great. As I plane off they all become air locked. Put the boat on the trailer noticed the cheese grate is literally installed opposite to this. I am assuming this would be the most probably cause? Also, is there a better replacement for the one pictured? Thanks all. It's pointed in the right direction, but is upside down so it won't "scoop" water while moving. The "improved" model from MBG is shown in the picture posted above your post. I'm not sure if MBG sells parts like that anymore. Maybe a MBG dealer could get one for you? However, yours will work just fine if you flip it over keeping the same end toward the transom as is now. I would replace the screws with some new 316 stainless ones as well, and seal the screw holes with a bit of BoatLife Life Seal or 3M 4200. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
In2TheBlue Posted February 23, 2023 Report Share Posted February 23, 2023 4 minutes ago, geeviam said: It's pointed in the right direction, but is upside down so it won't "scoop" water while moving. The "improved" model from MBG is shown in the picture posted above your post. I'm not sure if MBG sells parts like that anymore. Maybe a MBG dealer could get one for you? However, yours will work just fine if you flip it over keeping the same end toward the transom as is now. I would replace the screws with some new 316 stainless ones as well, and seal the screw holes with a bit of BoatLife Life Seal or 3M 4200. Ok that's what I thought as well. Thanks for the input. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geeviam Posted February 23, 2023 Report Share Posted February 23, 2023 FYI everyone... I have recently learned, after a miserable time trying to remove 3M 5200 with every kind of solvent that "supposedly" works - the best way to remove 5200 is with heat and a blade. Ditch the harsh chemicals and fumes, and grab the heat gun! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
In2TheBlue Posted February 25, 2023 Report Share Posted February 25, 2023 Next problem. The old plate is off, however every single screwed was rusted off. I barely had to pry on the plate and it literally fell off. Is my only option to drill out the old rusted screws? I would assume It would be easy to do more damage then actual repair in the process.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geeviam Posted February 25, 2023 Report Share Posted February 25, 2023 Other members may have a better way, but I would think it best if you could extract the rusted screws without enlarging the holes any wider than the threads. Is there any part of the screws that sticks out past flush, that you could clamp a pair of vise grips on? Then gently back them out? If the screws are large enough to be drilled dead center with a tiny drill bit, and a smaller stainless screw torqued/tightened inside the hole just enough to get a grip, in order to pull out the broken off screw? A reverse threaded "something" would come in handy. Just tossing in ideas. Tough situation though. Good luck. Edit: Just thought of something. In my Redfisher 16, the cheese grate screws actually went through my hull and I could see the threads of the screws along side the sea chest hump in the bilge (I know! Right?! I thought it was sh**ty too.) You could see if yours is the same and clamp on a pair of vise-grips there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
In2TheBlue Posted February 25, 2023 Report Share Posted February 25, 2023 3 hours ago, geeviam said: Other members may have a better way, but I would think it best if you could extract the rusted screws without enlarging the holes any wider than the threads. Is there any part of the screws that sticks out past flush, that you could clamp a pair of vise grips on? Then gently back them out? If the screws are large enough to be drilled dead center with a tiny drill bit, and a smaller stainless screw torqued/tightened inside the hole just enough to get a grip, in order to pull out the broken off screw? A reverse threaded "something" would come in handy. Just tossing in ideas. Tough situation though. Good luck. Edit: Just thought of something. In my Redfisher 16, the cheese grate screws actually went through my hull and I could see the threads of the screws along side the sea chest hump in the bilge (I know! Right?! I thought it was sh**ty too.) You could see if yours is the same and clamp on a pair of vise-grips there. Probably way more work than it had to be, but here is the direction I'm taking. I tried drilling out the old screws and that brought on its own set of issues. I decided to abandon that idea. Next I decided to Dremel around the screw stub in hopes of getting a good grip with some vice grips. I was able to get a good grip however the screw wouldn't budge at all. In doing all that I discovered that right under the surface was good metal and no more rust on the screw. Ive decided to Dremel around the remaining rusted stubs and cut off the rusted part. After that I will be filling in the dremeled holes with West System 610 to bury and seal what's left of the screws and sand the inner lip down to both remove the remaining 5200 and sand down the epoxy. I plan on offsetting about an inch from the original holes on the new plate and drill new ones. Still undecided on whether to use screws, or drill through and through bolt it in place. Anything, that's my project for the week😂 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joshua Posted March 2 Report Share Posted March 2 Old post but I need this part. Where do I find the intake grate replacement part? 2004 Pathfinder 22 tournament Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderator Posted March 3 Report Share Posted March 3 I don’t know offhand.. Ask the question in the general forum: way more likely to get a source there.. MM Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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