WESTERLY Konsort 29 - Page 82

1 A
suitably
sized socket or spanner:
1978 to
date
-
Metric
1975 to
1978
-
Whitworth or
Metric
Pre
1975
-
Whitworlh
2 A
scraper.
3
Rag
or other drying
medium.
4
Caulking cotton.
5
Thiosulphide
sealant
(Keelbond
or Thiofix etc.).
The following
procedure
is
carried out from
inside the hull.
1 Having identified the
relevant bolt, remove the
protective
gelcoat.
2
Undo
the
locknut,
using
the
correct
sized
socket or
spanner
(Fig.
1).
3 Remove the nut
and small
washer.
4
Remove the
plate
washer
and clean ready
for reassembly.
Seepage will
occur if
the
yacht
is in the water.
5 Throughly
dry the
area using a suitable material.
6
Make
up a
ringlet
of caulking cotton as shown in
Fig.
2.
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