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Title: First place in club race yesterday
Post by: noworries on August 01, 2011, 08:04:08 AM
Took first place in our club race yesterday.  We sailed against 2 C30's and a J-32 (the J boat is usually the winner).  The new kiwi prop worked great.  Tried to get the traveler upgrade installed afterwards but it looks like I'm going to need a bigger screwdriver.  (Screws wouldn't budge)

Had to really fight the traveler (as usual) so the crew was excited to see the new traveler hardware.
Title: Re: First place in club race yesterday
Post by: Ken Juul on August 01, 2011, 09:20:09 AM
When I replaced my traveller I ended up drilling out the screws.  Might be able to break them loose with an impact driver.  PB Blaster is your friend.
Title: Re: First place in club race yesterday
Post by: Mike and Joanne Stimmler on August 01, 2011, 11:09:49 AM
One thing that has worked for me is to use a screwdriver that uses the multi sized tips or has a hex shaped shaft and use a wrench on the hex part of the tip or shaft while still applying downward pressure on the screwdriver
Title: Re: First place in club race yesterday
Post by: Ron Volk on August 01, 2011, 12:47:37 PM
One end, the screw came out very easy, the other I got out using lots of spraying & it took two men, one holding the largest possible screwdriver that would fit in the slot & the other using a large wrench attached to the screwdriver and leaning on it with all his power.  Good luck, the new traveller is wonderful as my wife can actually operate it now.
Title: Re: First place in club race yesterday
Post by: Ralph Masters on August 02, 2011, 08:04:23 AM
Congratulatio0ns there "no".  Keep up the good racing, and we all like hearing about your sailing.

Ralph