Colvic Watson

Any way you can pour water in the case from above ? After a while , gently poke a long hacksaw blade by hand from above . Worked for me...

On my wayfarer I used to carry a a long steel rule for just this sort of situation. Looking online at mk2 shrimpers it looks like...

Just found this. Some ideas in here: https://www.shrimperowners.org/sitefiles/Roy%20Ratazzi%20centreplate.pdf

Well having contacted a few Crabber 24 owners last night and even speaking to "Mr Crabber" Peter Thomas, it appears splits and corrosion...

Stuck up. New to me boat so no idea about how long it’s been like this. It’s been out of the water for two years.

Hi, what do you do with a Shrimper 19 stuck centreboard? It won’t lower, tried pulling and releasing the rope but no movement. Wary of...

and grease the threads.

There used to be a key you could buy ... basically a flat bar with two slots in that matched the lugs. But like most people - a bar or...

If OP can't get a bar or screw driver across the lugs. He might consider getting very large 1/2 drive drive socket and grinding slots in...

When they are quite stuck or seized its possible to use so much for that you end up spinning the skin fitting in the hull...

No doubt that at some time in the past there was a tool that slipped over the lugs but the easiest way will be to put a flat bar...

Is there room to lay a flat metal bar between the lugs, from 7 o'clock to 1 o'clock and tap the bottom end towards 6 o'clock? Type too...

Yes - a bar or a screwdriver across the ears. Make sure you grease the threads when you put it back together.

Oh I’m such a numpty. Thank you Tranona.

This is the bronze raw water strainer on my Shrimper 19 so space is limited. I can’t budge it no matter how hard I try but it looks like...