[Public-list] Loose screws in genoa track, 1966 boat

Daniel Sternglass dans at stmktg.com
Mon Jun 6 11:33:56 PDT 2005


Hi A30 people,

By way of working with a boatyard guy to replace a 14' piece of toe 
rail, I noticed that almost every screw securing the genoa tracks on 
both sides of my 1966 boat was loose, although only 3 or 4 had the heads 
raised up visibly. Something I never checked in nearly 20 years... 
Surprisingly easy to reach the nuts underneath, as these things go. 
Putting a vice grips on them is the quick way to keep the nuts from 
turning when you tighten (or loosen) the screws. Quicker if you have 
more than one vice grips...

--Dan S.
dans at stmktg.com
Watcher of the Skies, #201, 1966, Cayuga Lake, Ithaca, NY





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