I had to tighten my deck cleats on an '84 C-27. I removed the forward shelf and bulkhead to the anchor locker and was able to get a box end wrench on the nut. Its a very narrow access (3-4 inches) between the hull and anchor locker but the length of the wrench and by wiggling my arm up into the gap I was able to get the wrench on the nut. I then wedged the wrench so it butted up against one wall of the slot and then used a piece of sponge to to keep it from falling. The sponge held the wrench in place and the wall prevented the wrench from turning. I was then able to go top side and with a large screw driver tighten the hardware from the top side. A bit of a chore going topside and then going below and lying in the vee berth to reposition the wrench and sponge for each nut, but it worked like a charm and I was able to tighten all nuts single handed.
Ed S/v Njord Bad Lake Travis, Tx On Wed, Mar 24, 2010 at 9:06 AM, <[email protected]> wrote: > > > I removed all of my deck hardware on my '76. I could get to all the forward > hardware, cleats, pulpit, and pipe hawse for the anchor rode, without any > problems going through the anchor rode locker. I have an access port in the > forward 'flimsy' bulkhead. Same way I get to the running lights to change > bulbs. > > -Ivan > S/v Blow Me II > Baltimore Harbor, MD > ------------------------------ > *From: * Don Brooks <[email protected]> > *Date: *Wed, 24 Mar 2010 06:58:35 -0700 (PDT) > *To: *<[email protected]> > *Subject: *Re: [IC27A] broken bow cleat bolts > > > > You did not mention what year the boat is. Many things are different on > some year models. On my 86, I installed deck plates in the anchor locker to > access the cleat nuts. Probably not what you wanted to hear. I tried all > sorts of socket, extentions, and universal swivels and did not have any luck > going from the v-berth. > Don, #6293, Niceville, FL > > --- On *Wed, 3/24/10, donslevin51 <[email protected]>* wrote: > > > From: donslevin51 <[email protected]> > Subject: [IC27A] broken bow cleat bolts > To: [email protected] > Date: Wednesday, March 24, 2010, 9:26 AM > > > one of the bolts holding my port bow cleat has snapped. It appears that the > cleat is so outboard that it may be part of the hull/deck joint. I can't > find access to the nut as it seems to be through-bolted. I have not been > able to find access to the nut to replace the bolt. > I haven't completely taken apart the V berth and there is a flimsy bulkhead > at the upper forward compartment. Has anyone had to replace a bow cleat bolt > and how was it done? > > > >
