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

[pdhowa30]

On Monday 06 June 2005 02:33 pm, Daniel Sternglass wrote:
Thanks for the heads-up.  I too own a 1966 Alberg and I am embarassed to admit 
that I can't remember when I last checked those screws.

Pete Howell

> 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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