Bike rack - finally

AT LAST! Damned bike rack's on and working!

Hottest day of the millenium, or something. After spending too much time drilling hols in cupboards, I discovered that the major hunk of wood for the upper brackets doesn't have a back for me to get to. It butts directly up to the internal board. What are these people like?

Down to B&Q, and bought some hex-head coach bolt things. I normally use these for bolting beach huts together, but this seemed an ideal application. Also bought the pukka caravan sealant stuff (Silkex or something?). Carefully drilled 3.5mm holes, and big-drilled the fibreglass skin to stop it cracking. And so the four brackets were mounted, screwed in tight, and sealed. They look very good.

THEN - because the vertical position of the top mounts was more forward than the bottom ones, the vertical bars didn't fit properly. A bit of bending of brackets and some gentle 'easing' into position soon sorted that.

THEN - because the mounting position on the Pollensa is recessed, I couldn't get the coack bolts in - they fouled the fibreglass body underneath. D'oh! So I had to hacksaw / file a flat onto the coachbolts, so I could fit then. And they fitted.

Once the two uprights were in place, the rest went together nicely. So there we are - a solidly-mounted bike rack, with two bikes in situ. As Gordon Ramsey would say - "done".