{"id":13856,"date":"2023-03-15T09:15:02","date_gmt":"2023-03-15T09:15:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/manuals.seakeeper.com\/seakeeper\/seakeeper-4-5-installation-manual\/2-0-mechanical-installation\/2-3-bolt-in-installation\/2-3-3-installation-of-seakeeper\/"},"modified":"2025-12-03T13:39:54","modified_gmt":"2025-12-03T13:39:54","slug":"2-3-3-installation-of-seakeeper","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/manuals.seakeeper.com\/seakeeper\/seakeeper-4-4-5-installation-manual\/2-0-mechanical-installation\/2-3-bolt-in-installation\/2-3-3-installation-of-seakeeper\/","title":{"rendered":"2.3.3 Installation of Seakeeper"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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  1. Lower Seakeeper<\/span><\/span> into position onto the hull foundation beams and align over drilled holes. Apply a small bead of marine sealant (e.g., SILI-THANE 803 or equivalent) between mating surfaces of Seakeeper<\/span><\/span> frame and hull structure to prevent moisture wicking into bolt holes.
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    1. For dissimilar metal foundations, locate and position four isolation gaskets onto foundation beams and apply a small bead of marine sealant (e.g., SILI-THANE 803 or equivalent) between both mating surfaces of each isolation gasket where it contacts the beam and the Seakeeper<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    2. Install mounting fasteners:
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      1. For Blind Hole installations (Kit P\/N 90804 – included with the Seakeeper<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>), install the Seakeeper<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span> supplied Grade 10.9, M16-2.0 X 80 mm fasteners to maintain a minimum thread engagement of 0.94 in. (24 mm).<\/strong> Apply a moderate coat of nickel-based anti-seize (e.g., SAF-T-EZE nickel grade anti-seize, SBT-4N, or equivalent) to the threads of each bolt and include a small bead of marine grade sealant (e.g., SILI-THANE 803 or equivalent) under each bolt head and washer before installation.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
      2. For Through-Bolt installations (Kit P\/N 90805 – sold separately by Seakeeper<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>), install the Seakeeper<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span> supplied Grade 10.9, M16-2.0 X 95 mm fasteners with a minimum of 2 threads passing through the nut.<\/strong> Apply a moderate coat of nickel-based anti-seize (e.g., SAF-T-EZE nickel grade anti-seize, SBT-4N, or equivalent) to the threads of each fastener and include a small bead of marine grade sealant (e.g., SILI-THANE 803 or equivalent) under each bolt head and washer before installation.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n
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        Seakeeper<\/span> 4 \/ 4.5 Blind Hole Installation Details<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n
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        Seakeeper<\/span> 4 \/ 4.5 Through-Bolt Installation Details<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n
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        1. Torque all fasteners to 155 ft-lbs (210 Nm).<\/strong>
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          1. New bolts, matching the Seakeeper<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span> specification, must be used for each installation that meet the requirements listed above.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n
          2. Proceed to electrical and cooling installation.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":13848,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"manual":[289],"model":[],"document_type":[],"hidden":[],"class_list":["post-13856","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry","manual-seakeeper-4-4-5-installation-manual"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/manuals.seakeeper.com\/seakeeper\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/13856","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/manuals.seakeeper.com\/seakeeper\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/manuals.seakeeper.com\/seakeeper\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/manuals.seakeeper.com\/seakeeper\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/manuals.seakeeper.com\/seakeeper\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=13856"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"https:\/\/manuals.seakeeper.com\/seakeeper\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/13856\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":21141,"href":"https:\/\/manuals.seakeeper.com\/seakeeper\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/13856\/revisions\/21141"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/manuals.seakeeper.com\/seakeeper\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/13848"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/manuals.seakeeper.com\/seakeeper\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=13856"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"manual","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/manuals.seakeeper.com\/seakeeper\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/manual?post=13856"},{"taxonomy":"model","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/manuals.seakeeper.com\/seakeeper\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/model?post=13856"},{"taxonomy":"document_type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/manuals.seakeeper.com\/seakeeper\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/document_type?post=13856"},{"taxonomy":"hidden","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/manuals.seakeeper.com\/seakeeper\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/hidden?post=13856"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}