[Public-list] Removing Cutlass Housing

[George Dinwiddie]

Mine certainly seems to be, though I suppose it's possible that there 
are nuts in there that are well-glued to the hull.

You might be able to jam something (a large screwdriver, perhaps) to 
stop the lower nut from turning while you remove the bolt.

  - George

Dan Pinson wrote:
> Got back to this for a couple of hours today. Removed some polysulfide 
> on the inside of the hull and found the end of one of the bolts with a 
> small (13mm) nut and washers on it. Got a wrench of it and successfully 
> removed the bolt. Looks like to reach the lower one the prop shaft needs 
> to come out.
> 
> Am I right that the normal installation is threaded into the fiberglass?
> 
> ..Dan
> 
> 
> George Dinwiddie wrote on 7/4/2005 7:36 AM:
> 
>> Dan,
>>
>> Have you resolved this issue?
>>
>>  - George
>>
>> Dan Pinson wrote:
>>
>>> I have run into a problem removing the 2 bolts that hold the cutlass 
>>> housing to the hull. They turn easily enough but do not back out 
>>> unless I apply leverage in the aft direction. Even at that, after 
>>> hours of work one bolt is out 1 5/8" with no sign of thread. Can 
>>> someone enlighten me about this? The maintenance manual shows the 
>>> bolts threaded into fiberglass. If it were stripped, I don't think so 
>>> much levering would be required. Could 5200 be holding on? I heated 
>>> the bolts (but didn't know how MUCH) and did not notice a change.
>>
>>
>>
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