tyrrell
New Member
Many thanks to those who posted answers to my origional asking for help with this problem
There were 7 bolts in total. 3 fastening the stanchion base to the aluminium bulwark and hull, 2 fastening the diagonal brace to the bulwark, 1 fastening the stanchion to it's base and 1 fastening the diagonal to the stanchion.
We tried all the bright ideas offered to us ; but most failed. We could not free up either of the bolts that fastened directly to the stanchion.
In the end, we cut out part of the ceiling in one of the side cupboards to get at the nuts for the bolts holding the stanchion base to the bulwark. All nuts came off. We were able to remove two of the bolts from the base. The third was welded into the base - but free from the bulwark. The two bolts holding the diagonal to the bulwark had been tapped into the aluminum bulwark. We were able to free one of them but had to drill out the other. This allowed us to free the stanchion, base and diagonal from the boat. We had to drill out the the bolt holding the diagonal to the stanchion so that we could use the diagonal again. Luckily we were able to get the broken portion of the stanchion free from the diagonal. We replaced both the broken stanchion and it's base. Re tapped the aluminum bulwark for a larger bolts to hold the diagonal and drilled and tapped the stanchion for the bolt holding the diagonal to the stanchion. Finally, we had to make a new ceiling for the cupboard and install it.
Not a job I'd want to do again!
There were 7 bolts in total. 3 fastening the stanchion base to the aluminium bulwark and hull, 2 fastening the diagonal brace to the bulwark, 1 fastening the stanchion to it's base and 1 fastening the diagonal to the stanchion.
We tried all the bright ideas offered to us ; but most failed. We could not free up either of the bolts that fastened directly to the stanchion.
In the end, we cut out part of the ceiling in one of the side cupboards to get at the nuts for the bolts holding the stanchion base to the bulwark. All nuts came off. We were able to remove two of the bolts from the base. The third was welded into the base - but free from the bulwark. The two bolts holding the diagonal to the bulwark had been tapped into the aluminum bulwark. We were able to free one of them but had to drill out the other. This allowed us to free the stanchion, base and diagonal from the boat. We had to drill out the the bolt holding the diagonal to the stanchion so that we could use the diagonal again. Luckily we were able to get the broken portion of the stanchion free from the diagonal. We replaced both the broken stanchion and it's base. Re tapped the aluminum bulwark for a larger bolts to hold the diagonal and drilled and tapped the stanchion for the bolt holding the diagonal to the stanchion. Finally, we had to make a new ceiling for the cupboard and install it.
Not a job I'd want to do again!
