Since you are very experienced, I take it you have already tryed the obvious solutions with no sucess. So I took a chance with less usual methods. Gear gun: not sure if it will work in your

Kent, I just looked for a drawing of the C drive. It must be in the bookson Kimberlite. From memory I believe it will be a big job. Sorry, Eric From:amelyachtowners@...

Kent, I do remember having ¼ inch of battery acid in the battery box at onetime. It did no harm to the fiberglass. However that is sulphuric acid and youwould be using hydrochloric. My only thought

You mean keep it off of the hull? Afraid there's no way to do that. The battery compartment is fiberglass, too. It's exposed to battery acid without problems. Not sure what to think about

Thanks Eric. Yeah, it's pretty scary. Lucky we didn't lose the prop. I just discovered it and haven't talked to the marina yet. I'll have to find out more about the galvanic isolator...good idea

Dilute hydrochloric acid works on rust if you can somehow isolatethe liquid from the boat. Fair Winds Eric Kimberlite SM 376 From:amelyachtowners@... [mailto:amelyachtowners@...] OnBehalf Of

Wow !! That looks awful. I use a galvanic isolator on my AC circuit and also have thepedestal turned on only one day a week. So far in 3 months in the marina in theCaribbean I have used one kilowatt

What does everyone think about Hydrochloric acid? No damage to the hull? Fumes? How to get rid of it afterward? Not sure what the heat gun would do??? I don't understand what you're talking about

Alternatives to think about: 1. Hydrochloric acid; 2. Heat gun; 3. Electrolysis (maybe you won't have enough room for this) Roque S/Y Atica Amel 54 Em sexta-feira, 28 de março de 2014, Kent

Been there and done that. Such a small access that I'm bruised on the arm and ribs from squeezing in there. I hit the mass with a 5 lb hammer and nothing budges! Keep em coming! Kent

Sledge hammer??? /Annsofie Lady Annila SM 232 Skickat från min iPad 28 mar 2014 kl. 18:50 skrev "Kent Robertson" <karkauai@...>:

Never heard of that product Mark, but I'll see if I can find it. Soda blasting would only hot the surface, but maybe could help a bit at a time. Keep those ideas coming! Thanks, Kent

Very nice done! What a good idea! But we can't figure out the lock solution. Can you post a better picture on that? Regards Annsofie & Jonas S/Y Lady Annila. SM 232 Skickat från min iPad 28 mar 2014

Another thought. Since you are in a yard - soda blasting? It would be a mess to clean up but it would probably do the trick. Mark SM2K #275 www.creampuff.us

Kent, What about something like Boeshield RustFree Rust and Stain Remover? Perhaps a multiple application to a specific area will give you the break you need to get the ball small enough. Mark SM2K

That's a very creative way of solving that issue Keith. I'm impressed. Kent

Problem is getting the old one out of the chain locker. It won't budge because it's all rusted together. The limited access to the locker means the fix has to be chemical rather than mechanical.

Hi Kent buy a new one, safety first best regards Hanspeter Tamango 2 , SM #16 Krusadasi, Turkey (actual with out twitter and youtube, mr erdogan, Prminister of Tukey is a littel bit angry :-) I think

I've also discovered that the last 100ft or so of my anchor chain is rusted into a huge solid mass in the chain locker. I've sprayed a ton of PB Blaster on it and beat it with a hammer without much

I have just hauled Kristy out to repaint the bottom after 2 1/2 years. She's been sitting in the water in a marina at Brunswick GA for the last 2 years where I've hired a diver to clean the bottom