TV Install Next Year

[bmetro]

I plan to install a 19" Skyworth AC/DC TV next year. I would like to install it inside the cabin at the bow (where a mirror would be if I had one). The boat is a 2002 2700 SCR.

One thing I noticed is the vinyl covered board does not seem to be very solid. Has anyone beefed this up somehow? Can I add something from inside the anchor locker? And most importantly, how hard is it to get the panel off?

Thanksl!!!!

[shrew]

Models and years vary. Mine has an anchor locker door in the bulkhead between the v-berth and the anchor locker. If I open it up and stick my head in there are screws going through the actual bulkhead to hold up the vinyl upholstered veneer that I see in the v-birth. So If I were mounting a tv, I would have 2 options. go though the vinyl covered vener and through the actual bulkhead behind it, or remove the vinyl veneer board, then use it as a template to make a sturdier one with 3/5 PT plywood, then reupholster the new board, reinstall it and then mount the tv.

Just a thought.

[seapuppy]

what I did with mine was to mount it on the stbd side on a swivel arm mt and drilled thru the shower....going thru the bow is easy ...pull the access panel to the anchor locker..what I'd do is mount or glue a 2x6 on the inside and let set..then drill thru the bkhd into the 2x6...that will priovide plenty of support for the tv mt...



SP

[tackleshep]

I'm doing the same this winter in my aft cabin and dealing with the same lightweight board, but as I was examining how it was set in there and how things look I plan on bolting it to the board instead of screwing it and don't think I'll have a weight issue.

[seapuppy]

when bolting thru the bkhd....be sure you use large ...really large stainless steel washers.....this helps distribute the load more..


SP