Trojan Boat Forum

Commissionpoint wrote:

jefflaw35 wrote:headed to store tomoroow for the gold bits, cant remeber what they are.

Titanium.

kinda funny! they were in my tool box, I was probly drilling wood with them for the house. Found a whole set. Goes to show Im not the brightest these days! Hell I dont care who thnks what about me! Just need to finish a job!

Im doing the same thing. I have a replacement rudder that I had to remove those pins out - in my garage with plenty of room and leverage it took 4 hours.

i put in 2 more hours yesterday, 5 titanium bits still have about a half inch to go. Its woopin my butt!

I have to ask why are you pulling out the rudder to begin with ?

restore. clean. paint etc. but most importantly, the block of wood it runs through has gotten rotted pretty bad. they must have let this boat fill up with water alot. I could probly leave it for a few more years but it will have to be done at some point and with the hull completly open I think now is a good time

Its over! worst project yet! 27 drill bits, 5 punches and about 9 real hours. Dont ask me why, I had all the resources I needed other than strengh to lay in the hull. cost was about 75$ and thats only because I borrowed a drill doctor and 12 good drill bits. Press system Larry and I came up with didnt work, she finally let me punch her out after drilling through about 1-1/4 inch of her. never broke any where. Deff hardened steel pin in all brass shaft, striaght thro the center. Worst design ever IMO Even if its a non service item other than the stuffing box.

bkwesq wrote:Im doing the same thing. in my garage with plenty of room and leverage it took 4 hours.

IN YOUR GARAGE???? WTH I need a garage like yours! The sun is burning me!!! I have a tarp, does that count? LOL This was truly the worst project yet!

hip hip horaay, success

larryeddington wrote:hip hip horaay, success

YEP!!! not sure if you got my Text Larry but its all over Didnt mean to be short with you other night about bit coatings. I was just frustrated. The titanium bit that worked was 8 years old and took to a resharpen before I broke it. I bought new ones and they were worthless. Companies are killing there products anymore. Had I not broke that 8 year old bit. I would have been done in 2 hours! Thanks for your help!! ALL OF YOU! This setup was very strange, maybe I did something wrong. Ill never know but she is going back togather with a nut and bolt for sure. Now its a service item, oh well!!!!!

I knew you would get it, sorry that it kicked your a$$....

Bubbabuda wrote:I knew you would get it, sorry that it kicked your a$$....

Thanks Rick! was deff an adventure! On to the next!!

haha i wish my garage was that big right now it holds an old 318 and a rebuilt one and my wife would like to kill me! i had the rudder from last summer the guy i bought it from gave me the extra rudder since the one on the boat is bent. To tell you how hard they are to get off, the one he gave me was cut out of a boat, it came complete with the fiberglass still attached

bkwesq wrote:haha i wish my garage was that big right now it holds an old 318 and a rebuilt one and my wife would like to kill me! i had the rudder from last summer the guy i bought it from gave me the extra rudder since the one on the boat is bent. To tell you how hard they are to get off, the one he gave me was cut out of a boat, it came complete with the fiberglass still attached

LOL damn you got me!!! I was even picturing your boat in a garage!!! TO FUNNY! I was jealous for a minute! you sound like me!