Why do you want to tighten your keel bolts ? Do you have a "smile" If it ain\t broke, dont fix it. I had to replace my washers on my 25, and ended up using a 4 ft extension to take them off. Then I tightened them to what approximately felt right, which was close to the most torque I could give it, again with the ft extension pipe. If you don't have a torque wrench, 50lbs over a 4 ft extension will give you 200 ft-lbs. Use some kind of a fish scale, without whacking yourself :) Ahmet 25 C&C Boston, MA.
On Tue, Mar 22, 2016 at 10:01 AM, Gary Nylander via CnC-List < [email protected]> wrote: > My 20 inch adjustable torque wrench tops out at about 120 pounds, so you > have a ways to go. You need a bigger wrench – suggest rental. There is a > device called a torque multiplier, but I couldn’t find one locally, so > added an extension to a 2 foot breaker bar and hauled on it like crazy. > Checked it with a borrowed wrench and I got over 300 pounds. > > > > Gary Nylander > > 1980 30-1 #593 > > > > *From:* CnC-List [mailto:[email protected]] *On Behalf Of *Ryan > Doyle via CnC-List > *Sent:* Tuesday, March 22, 2016 9:27 AM > *To:* [email protected] > *Cc:* Ryan Doyle <[email protected]> > *Subject:* Stus-List Keel bolt tightening for wimps? > > > > Tried to tighten my keel bolts to spec today. Can't get any of them to > move... at all. Can't tighten, can't loosen. I wouldn't call myself a > super strong guy, but I'm 6', 175lbs. and I've certainly loosened a few > bolts in my lifetime. These won't budge. Should I just leave them > alone? Or should I buy a longer torque wrench or some sort of extension to > get some more leverage? Currently using a wrench about 20" long. It's > also hard to brace yourself for good leverage on the boat. The specs say > 350 ft lbs for my boat. That sounds like maybe more force than I can exert? > > > > Any thoughts are appreciated. > > > > Ryan > > 1976 C&C 30 > > Nobody's Bargain > > New York > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > This list is supported by the generous donations of our members. If you > like what we do, please help us pay for our costs by donating. All > Contributions are greatly appreciated! > >
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