tower corroded, help getting down

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   i have a boat and the latch bolts for the FCT are corroded and one actually snapped off.  I'm trying to get the tower down and replace the bolts but can't get it unlatched.  We've tried extractor bits... no avail.  does anyone have any experience with this?  I'm desperate and don't want to have to buy a new tower!

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wakereviews Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Visit Members Homepage Add to Buddy List Newbie Joined: November-09-2006 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 4	Post Options Post Reply Quote wakereviews Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Topic: tower corroded, help getting down Posted: June-18-2007 at 2:07pm
	i have a boat and the latch bolts for the FCT are corroded and one actually snapped off. I'm trying to get the tower down and replace the bolts but can't get it unlatched. We've tried extractor bits... no avail. does anyone have any experience with this? I'm desperate and don't want to have to buy a new tower!
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JoeinNY Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Grand Poobah Joined: October-19-2005 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 5693	Post Options Post Reply Quote JoeinNY Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: June-19-2007 at 9:35am
	Lets see the picture of what your working with. -Joe.
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wakereviews Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Visit Members Homepage Add to Buddy List Newbie Joined: November-09-2006 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 4	Post Options Post Reply Quote wakereviews Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: June-19-2007 at 9:52am
	Hey Joe, Well, i posted this about 2.5 hours into the bolt extraction when I was getting frustrated! But, i did get it out. I had to remove the tower and basically just break the bolt so i could separate the lower half of the FCT (the '05 SV211 version) from the top half. Then, i proceeded to drill and hammer out the corroded pins. What a pain in the arse, but it's done! I may take a pic of the pin that i pulled out, you guys would probably get a kick out of it.
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