Re: Stus-List Reattaching compass to Edson pedestal

2014-05-23 Thread Wally Bryant via CnC-List
Stop. I meant an 'itsy bitsy little teeny weeny' bit of Marine-Tex. Sheesh. One would think that no one ever read the story about Goldilocks and the Three Bears. I wrote: then use a little dab of Marine-Tex to glue the nuts into place. ___ Thi

Re: Stus-List Reattaching compass to Edson pedestal

2014-05-23 Thread Wally Bryant via CnC-List
I'd clean it up the surfaces with a solvent, then use a little dab of Marine-Tex to glue the nuts into place. Dip the screws in oil of just about any type (I often use vegetable cooking oil because it's there) and screw them in and let it set up. Wal you wrote: Or is there another way to pr

Stus-List Reattaching compass to Edson pedestal

2014-05-23 Thread Eric Frank via CnC-List
In putting the pedestal back together after replacing the cables, I've run into a problem in securing my Ritche compass to the top of the pedestal. It is normally held there with two small machine screws that screw into knurled "nuts" that were fastened to the underside of the lip at the top of