I have a "locker" on my '75. Accessible from the V-berth and feeds out through a rectangular metal port to the port side of the center line covered with a metal cap held in place by a safety chain.
John McLaughlin 1975 SR #1994 "Shambhala" For all those whose cares have been our concern, the work goes on, the cause endures, the hope still lives, and the dream shall never die. Edward M. Kennedy -----Original Message----- From: Charlene Dryer <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Sent: Wed, Mar 24, 2010 6:58 pm Subject: RE: [IC27A] broken bow cleat bolts What year did they start buildings the 27s with a forward anchor locker? I do not have one on my '73, but I did have an 'anchor chain locker' accessible from the deck and v-berth on one of my previous 27s ( '76, I think). LAW OFFICES OF CHARLENE DRYER Family Law, Child Custody for Fathers, Business, 2901 West Coast Highway, #200 Employment and Collection Matters, Probate and P.O. Box 2783 Trust, Criminal and Domestic Violence Defense Newport Beach, California 92659 949 630-3830 Fax: 949 650-0030 --- On Wed, 3/24/10, Planton,Christian <[email protected]> wrote: From: Planton,Christian <[email protected]> Subject: RE: [IC27A] broken bow cleat bolts To: "[email protected]" <[email protected]> Date: Wednesday, March 24, 2010, 3:11 PM Did the same with vice grips. Christian From: ic...@yahoogroups. com [mailto:IC27A@ yahoogroups. com] On Behalf Of edavis1211 Sent: Wednesday, March 24, 2010 6:05 PM To: ic...@yahoogroups. com 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, <deweyweekender@ yahoo.com> 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 <brooksd...@yahoo. com> Date: Wed, 24 Mar 2010 06:58:35 -0700 (PDT) To: <ic...@yahoogroups. com> 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 <donslevin51@ yahoo.com> wrote: From: donslevin51 <donslevin51@ yahoo.com> Subject: [IC27A] broken bow cleat bolts To: ic...@yahoogroups. com 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?
