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Jon and V Boat Conversions & Modifications
21ft flat bottom The "Bucket"
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<blockquote data-quote="Flat Bottom" data-source="post: 316594" data-attributes="member: 4594"><p>Been stressing the thermostate in the 140 suzuki lately. It appears to work fine, but it sat for 20 years and i cant afford another one so I decided better safe than sorry. So I ordered the new stat and gasket and decided to start removing the old one so I could have a while to drill out the **** bolts I knew were gonna break off. 2 came out like they were brand new, 2 broke nearly instantly... drilled out a small hole in one of them and the son of a ×$#@×÷ drill bit broke, like 2 inches of it. So I spent several hours with chizels and drivers making it worse before giving up. Came back later and used thin strands of cable from an atv winch to jam in the flutes of the drill bit twisted and pulled, after about another hour or two walaa drill bit came out. Happy as a clam now tomorrow I just have to finish drilling (more carefully) tap the wholes out clean up the surfaces get new bolts and she should be good to go. Ill report back when I #$÷× things up again.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Flat Bottom, post: 316594, member: 4594"] Been stressing the thermostate in the 140 suzuki lately. It appears to work fine, but it sat for 20 years and i cant afford another one so I decided better safe than sorry. So I ordered the new stat and gasket and decided to start removing the old one so I could have a while to drill out the **** bolts I knew were gonna break off. 2 came out like they were brand new, 2 broke nearly instantly... drilled out a small hole in one of them and the son of a ×$#@×÷ drill bit broke, like 2 inches of it. So I spent several hours with chizels and drivers making it worse before giving up. Came back later and used thin strands of cable from an atv winch to jam in the flutes of the drill bit twisted and pulled, after about another hour or two walaa drill bit came out. Happy as a clam now tomorrow I just have to finish drilling (more carefully) tap the wholes out clean up the surfaces get new bolts and she should be good to go. Ill report back when I #$÷× things up again. [/QUOTE]
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