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Jon and V Boat Conversions & Modifications
1983 Polar Kraft CF-1651 overhaul
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<blockquote data-quote="heath" data-source="post: 477471" data-attributes="member: 23489"><p>Thanks for the feedback, bplayer405.</p><p></p><p>Ended up spending most of my free time this summer on home repairs rather than the boat, but we started working on it again this week. The front decking has been a bear. Almost every single screw (and there are many) was rusted beyond hope of regular removal. I really didn't want to dremel flathead screwdriver slots in all of them and this put me off doing any further work on the boat for a good, long while.</p><p></p><p>Ultimately, my father had the solution: <span style="color: #FF0000">wood chisel space around the screws and then use vise-grip pliers to grab and unscrew them.</span> This proved so easy that my 9 year old son was able to use the vise-grips and yank the screws on his own after I chipped out space around them.</p><p></p><p>We should have the front decking off by the end of the week, then it'll be time to tackle the floor decking. =D></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="heath, post: 477471, member: 23489"] Thanks for the feedback, bplayer405. Ended up spending most of my free time this summer on home repairs rather than the boat, but we started working on it again this week. The front decking has been a bear. Almost every single screw (and there are many) was rusted beyond hope of regular removal. I really didn't want to dremel flathead screwdriver slots in all of them and this put me off doing any further work on the boat for a good, long while. Ultimately, my father had the solution: [color=#FF0000]wood chisel space around the screws and then use vise-grip pliers to grab and unscrew them.[/color] This proved so easy that my 9 year old son was able to use the vise-grips and yank the screws on his own after I chipped out space around them. We should have the front decking off by the end of the week, then it'll be time to tackle the floor decking. =D> [/QUOTE]
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