Did the same with vice grips. Christian From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of edavis1211 Sent: Wednesday, March 24, 2010 6:05 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [IC27A] broken bow cleat bolts
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]<mailto:[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]<mailto:[email protected]>> Date: Wed, 24 Mar 2010 06:58:35 -0700 (PDT) To: <[email protected]<mailto:[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]<mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: From: donslevin51 <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> Subject: [IC27A] broken bow cleat bolts To: [email protected]<mailto:[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?
