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Plan to remove, " waterproof" and re set the bow railing over the winter.
Wondering if it's a straight matter of just uncrewing or any surprises ? |
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Plan for the worst and hope for the best. It is probably thru bolted. The nuts probably will not come off the bolts. You will need a second set of hands, pb blaster, etc. I tried drilling out the heads on the screws on some railing on the 18 Fisherman. All I did was burn bits up. I say spray them with pb blaster and you might get lucky and they unscrew.
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1983 V-20 capsized. . . . in the garage. |
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They are thru-bolted, but on that newer, well-kept V21 they should back right out ;P It's a long reach, so a 2nd set of hands will definitely help, but I extended my deep well ratchet with a piece of PVC so that I could wedge it against the inside of the bow and hold the bolt while I turned the screws from the topside. Worked out fine and I think I only had to drill out two.
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Truer words have never been spoken.
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1987 V20 w/1987 150HP Yamaha on a Shoreland'r Trailer 1978 16.5 Airslot w/1996 120HP Force on a Four Winns trailer 1996 V21 w/1993 200HP Mercury on a Shoreline Trailer All towed by a 5.7L Hemi Durango. If God didn't have a purpose for us we wouldn't be here, so Live simply, Love generously, Care deeply, Speak kindly. (Leave the rest to God) ![]() Silence, in the face of evil, is itself evil. Not to speak is to speak, not to act is to act. God will not hold us guiltless. |
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I did mine this past spring .I didn't even try to unscrew them even though I probably have done .But with no help I simply drilled the heads off the screws .Job didn't take long at all.
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Like said...pre spray w/PB Blaster...I've personally removed two bow rails off V20 and had good luck w/grabbing the hex-nut underneath w/a pair of vice-grips...they'll turn around til they stop against the inside hull...also like said, yours is a bit newer boat and I know better kept than the two I've worked on...
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'74 V-20/ BF 150 '95 V-21/ BF 150 '84 V-20/ 200 2.4 Merc '87 V-20/'18 F150 Yamaha |
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tie a string to the vice grips.... makes retrieval much easier.
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Yup!!...and a good string at that...
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'74 V-20/ BF 150 '95 V-21/ BF 150 '84 V-20/ 200 2.4 Merc '87 V-20/'18 F150 Yamaha |
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Humm....... I haven't even looked yet - just seems like something to do over the winter....maybe.
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