Cray pot construction
Submitted by Paul_86 on Thu, 2014-11-06 13:34
G'day all.
Just wondering why on timber cray pots all the battern's are held on with clouts and not screws. Is it just a cost saving thing or is there another reason behind it?
Reason I ask is that I've got a couple of full jarrah pots that I'm getting ready to use, but they are a bit loose and rickety all over so I want to reinforce them but before I do I wanna make sure I'm doing it rite and not wasting my time.
Cheers Paul
sea-kem
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I've just reinforced all
I've just reinforced all mine with galv countersunk screws Paul. Mine were put together with staples (pine) can't see a problem with using screws.
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West Coast
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Uprights
Make sure all your upright bolts through out the pot are nice and tight. Lot easier using nails. Especially if you have to replace a batten while you are out there. Never seen a pro use screws!!
Auslobster
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Yeah screws are fine...
...the nails are standard on pro pots due to having to replace battens quickly at sea and it would've trickled down to rec pot construction. Only reason I can see why screws wouldn't be used!
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you will also find that when
you will also find that when the wood soaks up and swells they arent so sloppy
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Sulo
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Throw it in the water first
Throw it in the water first before tightening things up or the swelling might see you popping everything out of place.. Once soaked just tap the odd nail back into place and she will be good to go for another season.
Westy74
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Great question. I just
Great question. I just reinforced all mine with screws too ..... I thought it was just because nails are cheap and easy.!!!!
Paul_86
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Cool, cheers for the
Cool, cheers for the clarification guys!
Got some galv screw laying around so will just use them here needed. After a closer look one of the pots seems to just be a bit of a poor design, so ill beef up and reinforce the frame a bit and should be sweet then.
cheers fellas
hezzy
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I usually only use galv nails
I usually only use galv nails for battens , except on the top frames along the first top batten that holds the bait baskets in there I now use s/steel screws
main reason I do this is , because nails are easy to replace and if you do break a batten , you can rip a nail out of the frame easily , screws by there nature will destroy more of the frame wood if you try to remove them , which you must if you need to re batten a section ,try to remove a screw 2 years from when you put it in , the head usually corrodes even galv etc
nail holes are smaller and another nail will slip in next to an old nail hole easy on the timber frame
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Splits
If you use screws it splits the battens even if you drill them so galvanised clout with blunt tips are used, same as used for fibrolite sheeting.
Keep a few battens on board and wrap them in a damp rag or bag, makes them easier to nail on and don't bubble when dropped in