"one of those tools you hit with a hammer and it turns a screwdriver" =
an impact driver.
Agreed, for frozen screws these work well.
Graham Collins
Secret Plans
C&C 35-III #11
Gary Nylander wrote:
I found that PB Blaster and one of those tools you hit with a hammer
and it turns a screwdriver to be the ticket. Took a small sledge and a
number of bumps with it to dislodge the screws, along with the heat
from a wood stripping gun. All three.... nothing else worked.
Gary
----- Original Message -----
*From:* Joel Aronson <mailto:joel.aron...@gmail.com>
*To:* cnc-list@cnc-list.com <mailto:cnc-list@cnc-list.com>
*Sent:* Monday, September 10, 2012 9:54 AM
*Subject:* Re: Stus-List Edson chain and wire pedestal failure
Danny,
Glad you made it safely!
Try page 9:
http://www.edsonmarine.com/support/PDFs/planning/EB381SteeringGuide.pdf
Sounds like a bitch of a job! PB Blaster and easy-outs might come
in handy.
Joel
On Mon, Sep 10, 2012 at 9:41 AM, djhaug...@juno.com
<mailto:djhaug...@juno.com> <djhaug...@juno.com
<mailto:djhaug...@juno.com>> wrote:
Okay,
Made the trip the Martha's Vineyard and back but needed Tow
BoatUS to get home.
We had our share of boat issues. Stuffing box nut came loose
and we took on some water on the way out and then one of my
bilge pump hoses clogged. I got all that sorted out and made
it to Vineyard haven without incident. Then while warming the
engine to depart she over heated....a hose clamp
snapped...really strange, the band just broke. Anyway, I got
that all sorted out and underway. THEN...i was coming up on
woods hole and decided to pull in the sail and motor through.
I had to do the furling myself as the winds were really up
and it needed some extra pulling. when I got back to the
helm, I had no steering! All my lines were accounted for, I
didn't feel us hit anything and then the wheel stuck and with
a little effort, broke free and spun with no effect on the
rudder. I got the tiller out and I couldn't do anything and
the rudder was hard to port. I worked on it and managed to
get it back to almost midships and that helped in the tow.
Then I had free movement from midships to port and nothing
further.
So, we couldn't get into Westport given the conditions and my
lack of steering ability and it was decided to put us over in
New Bedford harbor for the night. New Bedford yacht club in
their strong desire to help out a distressed sailor kindly
offer us a mooring at, get this, 90 EFFING DOLLARS A NIGHT!!!!
ARE YOU S&(++ING ME?! Okay, Edgartown, the most expensive
moorings in the area, are $50 a night at peak season! WTF?
thanks for nothing. I took that as a "YOU ARE NOT WELCOME"
FROM THE NEW BEDFORD YACHT CLUB. Way to help out a sailor in
trouble! On the other hand, big kudos to the New Bedford
Harbor Master!!! He gave us a mooring free of charge for the
night! Also BIG BIG kudos to the Boat US guys. He runs 4
boats in the area. 2 in New Bedford one in Fairhaven and one
in westport, I think. He got us to New Bedford, arranged the
free Mooring with the Harbor Master, drove us back to our car
in Westport and towed me back to Westport on Sunday all for
the $149 annual fee for Tow BoatUS. No extra charges!
Anyway, I climbed below and everything looked normal. No
broken cables or pulleys nothing jammed in the works from the
lockers. Then, I pulled the compass off and looked down and
saw the chain had jumped off the sprocket. It was apparent
that someone had been in there before, as the Philips head
screws are stripped and I'm afraid of what I'm going to find
when I get in there as every other thing the PO messed with
has been a hack job. The stripped screw heads are NOT a good
sign of things to come.
Does anyone have any insights on these pedestals. It seems
the chain and cables need replacing from time to time. I
can't find any diagrams of the inside workings of the pedestal
anywhere. I'm imagining a tedious chore ahead...
Danny
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