{"id":15339,"date":"2023-05-22T10:39:49","date_gmt":"2023-05-22T10:39:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/manuals.seakeeper.com\/seakeeper\/seakeeper-9-installation-manual-90222-10-copy\/mechanical-installation\/saddle-installation\/installation-of-seakeeper\/"},"modified":"2023-09-25T12:46:19","modified_gmt":"2023-09-25T12:46:19","slug":"installation-of-seakeeper","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/manuals.seakeeper.com\/seakeeper\/seakeeper-9-installation-manual\/mechanical-installation\/saddle-installation\/installation-of-seakeeper\/","title":{"rendered":"2.5.6  Installation of Seakeeper"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"383\" height=\"332\" src=\"https:\/\/manuals.seakeeper.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/image-10.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7609\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color\">The four areas where the feet of the <span translate=\"no\"><span translate=\"no\">Seakeeper<\/span><\/span> will rest should be coplanar to within .06 in. (1.5 mm). See figure to the right.<\/mark><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Rig <span translate=\"no\"><span translate=\"no\">Seakeeper<\/span><\/span> for lifting and lower it into position onto top surface of four saddles.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Apply a small bead (approximately 4 mm wide) of sealant or caulk to the mating surfaces between the saddles and the <span translate=\"no\"><span translate=\"no\">Seakeeper<\/span><\/span> foundation. Adjust position of <span translate=\"no\"><span translate=\"no\">Seakeeper<\/span><\/span> until alignment is achieved for the 16 fasteners that will attach the <span translate=\"no\"><span translate=\"no\">Seakeeper<\/span><\/span> foundation frame to saddles.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Install <span translate=\"no\"><span translate=\"no\">Seakeeper<\/span><\/span> supplied Grade 8.8, M14-2.0 x 85 mm fasteners or alternative Grade M10.9, M14-2.0 bolts to maintain a minimum thread engagement of .084 in. (21 mm).<mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color\"> 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<\/mark> 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<li><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color\"><strong>Torque all fasteners to 100 ft-lbs (136 N-m).<\/strong><\/mark><br>\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color\">New bolts, matching the <span translate=\"no\"><span translate=\"no\"><span translate=\"no\"><span translate=\"no\">Seakeeper<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span> specification, must be used for each installation and reinstallation that meet the requirements listed above.<\/mark><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Proceed to electrical and cooling portion of the installation.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":9,"featured_media":0,"parent":15327,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"manual":[307],"model":[],"document_type":[],"hidden":[],"class_list":["post-15339","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry","manual-seakeeper-9-installation-manual"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/manuals.seakeeper.com\/seakeeper\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/15339","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\/9"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/manuals.seakeeper.com\/seakeeper\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=15339"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/manuals.seakeeper.com\/seakeeper\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/15339\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":17044,"href":"https:\/\/manuals.seakeeper.com\/seakeeper\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/15339\/revisions\/17044"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/manuals.seakeeper.com\/seakeeper\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/15327"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/manuals.seakeeper.com\/seakeeper\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=15339"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"manual","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/manuals.seakeeper.com\/seakeeper\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/manual?post=15339"},{"taxonomy":"model","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/manuals.seakeeper.com\/seakeeper\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/model?post=15339"},{"taxonomy":"document_type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/manuals.seakeeper.com\/seakeeper\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/document_type?post=15339"},{"taxonomy":"hidden","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/manuals.seakeeper.com\/seakeeper\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/hidden?post=15339"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}