I’ll second this - I’d try to lift the track, be sure there is room for some butyl tale around 5he bolt holes, using a counter sink if not and rebed them. Or try the sealer, multiple applications over a few days.
Paul ________________________________ From: CnC-List <cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com> on behalf of Tom Buscaglia via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> Sent: Friday, August 14, 2020 5:40:33 PM To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> Cc: Tom Buscaglia <t...@sv-alera.com> Subject: Stus-List Stuck screw I'm pretty sure that the screwed ends are merely car stops are anchored top the track, not the deck. We had a similar problem with the babystay track on Alera. We undid the mounting bolts, squeezed in some life calk and tightened them back down. Has not leaked since , Tom B At 11:31 AM 8/14/2020, you wrote: Message: 1 Date: Fri, 14 Aug 2020 13:15:07 -0400 From: David Knecht <davidakne...@gmail.com> To: CnC CnC discussion list <CnC-List@cnc-list.com> Subject: Stus-List Stuck screw Message-ID: <10d94c67-0ee5-4f96-b29c-6c0ee6a17...@gmail.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" I have a rainwater leak that appears to be coming from the short track mounted on the top of the cockpit coaming. It is through bolted with 6 bolts and I can acess the nuts from the rear cabin roof and I have been able to loosen those. However, there are two roundhead screws, one at each end of the track that I cannot budge. I have tried my little Makita impact driver that has never failed me, and no movement. I tried iwth a small sledgehammer and an manual impact driver and nothing. So I can think of three options and would appreciate input: 1. Since the leak is presumably coming down the bolts, I could remove them and try to jam enough butyl or other sealent to try to seal around the bolts as they pass through the cabintop. 2. Shear off the tops of the screws (oscillating tool?), remove the track and then try to etract the body (or not). Since I have never used those tracks and don?t intend to, I am not terribly concerned about functionality and I don?t see why 6 bolts would not be sufficient if they were used. 3. Find something more powerful in the way of an impact driver. I checked around and have not yet found an ?industrial? sized version to rent. 4. Other? S/V Aries 1990 C&C 34+ New London, CT .¤º°`°º¤,¸¸,¤º°`°º¤¤º°`°º¤,¸¸,¤º°`°º¤. Tom & Lynn Buscaglia SV Alera C&C 37+/40 Vashon Island WA (206) 463-9200 www.sv-alera.com<http://www.sv-alera.com/>
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