I was able to get my broken key out with the broken piece and a little bit of superglue. I did not want this to happen again, so I cut most of the spare key off, drilled a little hole through it and put a small ring through it. Now, nothing sticks out, I just pull the ring up to rotate it.
Bill <div>-------- Original message --------</div><div>From: Jean-Francois J Rivard via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> </div><div>Date:08/25/2014 6:49 PM (GMT-05:00) </div><div>To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com </div><div>Subject: Stus-List Ever broke the key in the ignition switch? </div><div> </div>Yesterday, it was pretty sporty on the lake with winds in the upper teens, my son was rushing from the deck to the cockpit and kicked the engine start key / broke it as he stepped over to come and take the wheel for a while.. I could not find my spare key so I had to stick the broken half back into the slot to get the engine re-started. Back at the marina in the evening, I tried to remove the broken piece by prying / pulling it out with a variety of small screwdrivers, drill bits. and other implements nothing was working and it was getting late so I decided to take the switch off to bring home and figure it out later. That's when I found out that I was very thankful for thoughtful Yanmar engineers: There is a slot in the barrel directly over the key's teeth. All you need to do is stick a small screwdriver in the slot and push the offending broken piece out.. Brillant! Outside of that it was a phenomenal day on the lake. Probably the best sail this year so far.. -Francois Rivard 1990 34+ "Take Five" Lake Lanier, Georgia
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