{"id":20541,"date":"2025-11-12T14:24:12","date_gmt":"2025-11-12T14:24:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/manuals.seakeeper.com\/seakeeper\/seakeeper-9-installation-manual-90222-11-s-n-9-233-4900-to-current-copy\/mechanical-installation\/saddle-installation\/seakeeper-saddle-preparation\/"},"modified":"2025-11-12T15:20:23","modified_gmt":"2025-11-12T15:20:23","slug":"seakeeper-saddle-preparation","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/manuals.seakeeper.com\/seakeeper\/seakeeper-9-installation-manual-90222-12-s-n-9-254-5731-to-current\/mechanical-installation\/saddle-installation\/seakeeper-saddle-preparation\/","title":{"rendered":"2.5.4  Seakeeper Saddle Preparation"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Ensure that screws fastening saddles to the installation fixture are tight (Figure 18).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Check that each saddle contains 2 plastic screws which will ensure an adhesive gap of .080 in. (2 mm) on top surface of hull as shown in Figure 20. Do not remove these screws.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<ol start=\"3\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Thoroughly sand all saddle inside surfaces with 80 grit sandpaper in cross-hatch pattern. (IMPORTANT \u2013 BOND STRENGTH MAY BE REDUCED IF THIS STEP IS SKIPPED.)<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Thoroughly clean with alcohol or acetone the inside surfaces of <span translate=\"no\"><span translate=\"no\">Seakeeper<\/span><\/span> foundation saddles to remove any contaminates as shown in Figure 20. Use new paper towels for cleaning, not shop rags.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"748\" height=\"820\" src=\"https:\/\/manuals.seakeeper.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Seakeeper-6-5-Saddle-Cleaning.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2655\" style=\"width:282px;height:310px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/manuals.seakeeper.com\/seakeeper\/wp-content\/uploads\/Seakeeper-6-5-Saddle-Cleaning.jpg 748w, https:\/\/manuals.seakeeper.com\/seakeeper\/wp-content\/uploads\/Seakeeper-6-5-Saddle-Cleaning-701x768.jpg 701w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 748px) 100vw, 748px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em><strong>Figure 20 \u2013 <\/strong>Saddle Cleaning<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<ol start=\"5\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>If using Plexus MA590 adhesive, apply Plexus PC-120 surface conditioner to inside surfaces of <span translate=\"no\"><span translate=\"no\">Seakeeper<\/span><\/span> foundation saddles in accordance with manufacturer instructions. These instructions are located at the end of this section. If using an alternate adhesive, check with manufacturer if any surface conditioner\/etch is required for the aluminum saddles.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":9,"featured_media":0,"parent":20533,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"manual":[363],"model":[],"document_type":[],"hidden":[],"class_list":["post-20541","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry","manual-seakeeper-9-installation-manual-90222-12-s-n-9-254-5731-to-current"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/manuals.seakeeper.com\/seakeeper\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/20541","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=20541"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/manuals.seakeeper.com\/seakeeper\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/20541\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":20607,"href":"https:\/\/manuals.seakeeper.com\/seakeeper\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/20541\/revisions\/20607"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/manuals.seakeeper.com\/seakeeper\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/20533"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/manuals.seakeeper.com\/seakeeper\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=20541"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"manual","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/manuals.seakeeper.com\/seakeeper\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/manual?post=20541"},{"taxonomy":"model","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/manuals.seakeeper.com\/seakeeper\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/model?post=20541"},{"taxonomy":"document_type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/manuals.seakeeper.com\/seakeeper\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/document_type?post=20541"},{"taxonomy":"hidden","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/manuals.seakeeper.com\/seakeeper\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/hidden?post=20541"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}