easy out a manual release valve on trim?

[Blue_Runner]

Shoot Kiehd, hate that for you. I wouldn't know what to do, hopefully someone will chime in.

[kheid]

I am going to try to grind a semi groove on the side of the screw thats all chewed up and get a bigger screwdriver on it with a hammer if that dont work im going to drill into the center with a left handed bit carefully as to not go all the way through the screw and see if that gets it out,last resort will be to hammer the screw extractor bit in the same whole and back it out and hope for the best.....talked to the marina owner and he said to just move the boat up 3 feet forward and sit a ladder across the bunks so tomorrow i will be sitting above the water on a ladder trying to get a screw out !!!!!! ha ha ha ha

[bradford]

Would needle nose vise grips work?

[kheid]

Maybe they will work... will see today... got my gameplan together and getting ready to leave work and go down to the boat and give something a try !!!!

[nymack66]

Originally Posted by kheid

Maybe they will work... will see today... got my gameplan together and getting ready to leave work and go down to the boat and give something a try !!!!

Good luck, if can't get the release valve out you may have to grill it out, also I may have a spare I can send you if you need a replacement.

[kheid]

im doomed !!!...it aint coming out and I broke 2 pretty high dollar ez offs in the screw,
If i drill it out there is no doubt i will screw the threads up and probably have to get a whole new valve body, probably gonna take it somewhere and let them charge me out the A@# at this point ... good start to the boating season

[Blue_Runner]

I would maybe just try to get the trim fixed and fool with the manual release after the season is over. Just a thought. I feel for you.

My boat is parked right now due to steering issues, if that makes you feel any better. I'm

Blue [NOT] Runnin