Tom, A little solvent of your choice -lacquer thinner, acetone helps - my genoa camcleat was 'grown on' and that helped - heat helps -we have that in abundance down here- left a lot of residue - dark brown bedding compnd - used everything in the quiver - finally a brass brush & acetone + an exacto knife blade (#7) to clean out the last bits - lotsa contemplative time whilst scraping and pondering the real meaning of life. After that exercise - I had it ALL figgered out - I am a self actualized boat grunt! Give it hell! GO - going racing agin the big guns this weekend! 2014 WICR/Potter Invitational In a message dated 1/14/2014 11:04:03 A.M. US Mountain Standard Time, jerry@jerrymontgomery.org writes: Tom- I don't know of a sure cure, but if you made a little, sharp, hardwood wedge and just got it started, then tapping it in more as the cleat loosened up, it would probably work, I've done that before with no problems. It's probably just frozen on! jerry ----- Original Message ----- From: "Tom Smith" <openboatt@gmail.com> To: "For and about Montgomery Sailboats" <montgomery_boats@mailman.xmission.com> Sent: Tuesday, January 14, 2014 8:58 AM Subject: M_Boats: Removing stubborn clamcleat

I'm changing out the foresail halyard clamcleat on the cabin-top of my M17. Man, that baby is on there. Removed the bolts/nuts, but she no want to move. I hesitate to pry because it's so well seated I'm afraid a chunk of 'glass will come up too.

Any suggestions on how to get this thing loosened up? The careful application of heat? Some kind of solvent?

Suggestions appreciated. Tom

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