[C320-list] Traveler Mounting Screws

[Chris Burti]

To add...PB Blaster is one of the best penetrating solvents - soak
repeatedly over a couple of days. A trick I learned steamfitting is that
due to the geometry of a threaded fitting, always tighten first, the bolt
will more likely break free without breaking than when loosening first.
Finally, if it should break, drill out with a cobalt bit and use an easy
out removal tool.

On Tue, Jul 21, 2015 at 8:43 AM, Jeff Hare <Catalina at thehares.com> wrote:

> Larry,
>
> Take your time here.  Over the course of a week or so, drip some corrosion
> cutting/penetrating oil on the screw.  Then you can break it free.  A good
> impact drill may do a great job of freeing this without breaking the bolt.
> The other good option if you don't need to remove the traveler bolts except
> to fix the leak, just drip some "Captain Tolleys Creeping Crack Cure" on
> the
> screw heads and let that siphon in and seal the bolts.  Choose one or the
> other.
>
> My recommendation is to break the bolt free if you can and fix it properly
> because the leak may not be from the bolt head, but from where the traveler
> unit meets the deck.  When you put the screws back in, use a countersink
> drill bit to chamfer the screw hole in the gelcoat, use butyl tape and coat
> the bolt threads with TefGel anti corrosion grease which will both form a
> waterproof seal on the threads and prevent any corrosion from forming so
> they will be possible to remove for the next 20 years.
>
> -Jeff Hare
> #809  "Lightning Rod"  (formerly Woodbine II)   :-)
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: C320-list [mailto:c320-list-bounces at lists.catalina320.com] On Behalf
> Of Larry Frank
> Sent: Tuesday, July 21, 2015 7:34 AM
> To: C320-List at Catalina320.com
> Subject: Re: [C320-list] Traveler Mounting Screws
>
> Thank you Chris and Warren.  You have confirmed what I feared.  One of the
> mounting bolts is leaking.  Not a big leak, but enough to cause corrosion
> between the SS bolt and aluminum mounting plate.  I am thinking that
> getting
> out this screw will be next to impossible in order to fix the problem.
>
> Larry
> WindSwept
> C320 #246
>
> On 7/16/15, 8:54 PM, "Larry Frank" <WindSwept at stx.rr.com> wrote:
>
> >No responses which is strange for this group.  Let me try again.  Can
> >anyone answer my question regarding the mounting screws for the traveler?
> >
> >Larry
> >
> >On 7/13/15, 9:19 PM, "Larry Frank" <WindSwept at stx.rr.com> wrote:
> >
> >>Are these screws secured by an aluminum plate that is laid up in the
> >>fiberglass coach roof or are they secured by the nuts that extend all
> >>the way through the liner?
> >>
> >>Thanks,
> >>
> >>Larry
> >>WindSwept
> >>#230 #246
> >>
> >>
> >
> >
>
>
>


-- 
Chris Burti
Farmville, NC