[Public-List] Tiller Head - I'm stuck!

[Stephen Sousa]

Jeff,
 
Attached to that bolt is a locking nut that needs to backed off. Generally when that is free the bolt/pin will screw out of the tiller head. This is generally the easy part, I had a very difficult time removing the tiller head on #114 a few years back and used WD40/PB Blaster and a torch. That process took a few days to remove the tiller head. 
 
Stephen
(former owner of #114)
 

> From: brooks.glenn at comcast.net
> To: public-list at lists.alberg30.org
> Date: Mon, 2 Apr 2012 08:47:52 -0700
> Subject: Re: [Public-List] Tiller Head - I'm stuck!
> 
> hi Jeff, Did you heat the bolt to red hot? Iam surprised it didn't back out of the bronze shaft. 
> 
> Any chance the other end is peened...hammered into a mushroom shape to prevent extraction?
> 
> BTW, your rebuild photos on line are fantastic. great wood working and varnish!
> 
> Glenn B
> 
> Sent from my iPad
> 
> On Apr 2, 2012, at 7:39 AM, Gordon Laco <mainstay at csolve.net> wrote:
> 
> > Wish I had real advice to offer....
> > 
> > 
> > On 02/04/12 10:07 AM, "Jeffrey" <fongemie at gmail.com> wrote:
> > 
> >> End of day two:
> >> 
> >> Bolt 2
> >> Me 0
> >> 
> >> -jeff
> >> 
> >> Jeff Fongemie
> >> #116 Seagrass
> >> 
> >> http://picasaweb.google.com/fongemie
> >> 
> >> 
> >> 
> >> 
> >> 
> >> 
> >> 
> >> On Sun, Apr 1, 2012 at 1:25 PM, Gordon Laco <mainstay at csolve.net> wrote:
> >> 
> >>> Thanks - that's high praise
> >>> 
> >>> G
> >>> 
> >>> On 2012-04-01, at 10:43 AM, dan walker <dsailormon at yahoo.com> wrote:
> >>> 
> >>>> gord, i see you have been taking writing lessons from mowatt..
> >>>> 
> >>>> 
> >>>> 
> >>>> ________________________________
> >>>> From: Gordon Laco <mainstay at csolve.net>
> >>>> To: Alberg 30 Public List -- open to all <public-list at lists.alberg30.org
> >>>> 
> >>>> Sent: Saturday, March 31, 2012 7:45 PM
> >>>> Subject: Re: [Public-List] Tiller Head - I'm stuck!
> >>>> 
> >>>> I deal with old fastenings like this:
> >>>> 
> >>>> First one must "Address the bolt" and apply various techniques involving
> >>>> cursing the bolt, one's tools, the whole boat, etc. Second one must
> >>> "Get
> >>>> the bolt's attention" which involves hitting it smartly on the head with
> >>> a
> >>>> hammer. If one does this before the first wrench is applied, the bolt
> >>> will
> >>>> know that this is a battle to the death that it cannot win.
> >>>> 
> >>>> Success in the whole procedure hinges upon not losing the moral high
> >>> ground
> >>>> and letting the bolt dictate what your next action will be and how the
> >>> job
> >>>> was going to go. You must keep the initiative.
> >>>> 
> >>>> Applying all one's available resources at the first go is a mistake,
> >>> because
> >>>> if the attack fails, clearly the bolt now has the upper hand knowing
> >>> you've
> >>>> already played your best cards. The bolt will face your next attempt
> >>> secure
> >>>> in the knowledge that it has soundly beaten you once, and it may beat you
> >>>> again.
> >>>> 
> >>>> Better to use gradually increasing levels of force. This keeps the upper
> >>>> hand in your court, because the bolt soon must know that if it has
> >>> resisted
> >>>> the most recent assault, that victory is hollow and means nothing,
> >>> because
> >>>> recent history would indicate that you will be back and with more force,
> >>> in
> >>>> only a moment. You keep your morale high, you may even laugh, while the
> >>>> bolt's morale simply must get lower and lower until it knows when it is
> >>>> exhausted, it ultimately must give up.
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