I will give it a whirl. Thanks Alan!If you have a Dremel rotary tool with a cut-off wheel, use it to cut the unit in half across the top of the screw-in cap and retaining nut, pry the pieces apart with a screw driver and then tap out the shaft. Take your time and don't let the cut-off wheel touch the fiberglass. Should be about a 15 minute job.
Alan Glos
Cazenovia, NY
I don’t know how to answer those questions.
I have not tried to remove it yet. I’m just sailing this time of year.@Cascadian505 Were you successful removing the old aluminum bailer? I see this repair in my future...
@LVW It also looks like I will need to re-set my (2) deck drain plugs, any tips and tricks there? In the process of trying to left-hand drill and easy-out the male plug, I heated up the deck portion and it came out of the boat. From there it was garage and plumbers torch and easy-out and vice grips and the plugs were free. I am going to replace the holed plugs with simple 1/2-13 x 3/8" SS socket head set screws for now, smoothing out the pointy ends a bit.
@Cascadian505 Were you successful removing the old aluminum bailer? I see this repair in my future...
Tops, am I correct in guessing you are my friend with Bluegirl and Ghost? ;-) I was thinking exactly of Bluegirl when I saw this. - Holly
Bluegirl’s is held on by some form of demon, to my knowledge. At this point, it was ground with an angle grinder, we tried a blow torch, and I think even a surface cut oscillating blade.Love me some PB Blaster!just used some the other day one the deck vents.
Here are the two I have.
-is the one without top hardware only held in by love or caulking at this point?
-on the one with a cap and nut, PB Blaster then cap comes off first then nut?
Thanks!
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The top one may hhave been broken off--then painted.Here are the two I have.
-is the one without top hardware only held in by love or caulking at this point?
-on the one with a cap and nut, PB Blaster then cap comes off first then nut?
Thanks!
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There's always WD-40:Thirteen responses and no mention of PB Blaster?
The top one may hhave been broken off--then painted.
The bottom one--if you've tried removing the cap without success--needs that sheet-metal socket mentioned above.
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