"Gene Kearns" wrote in message
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On 9 Sep 2006 07:13:27 -0700, penned the
following well considered thoughts to the readers of rec.boats:


Gene wrote:

Why fight it? If it is a donor motor.... center punch the head of the
bolt head and carefully drill it out with a drill a few thousandths
smaller than the size of the bolt threads.

Once the head is off... you can probably remove the remainder of the
bolt with a stud extractor, anyway....
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Id rather not make the donor motor 100% donor motor. It ran the last
time I checked it (a few years ago now) and my goal is to get it up and
running too (why, tho, I'm not sure) on a boat of it's own.

I say again.... Once the head is off... you can probably remove the
remainder of the bolt with a stud extractor, anyway....

with over thirty years experience in machine shop I can assure you
that your approach to removal with lock grip pliers and other
implements of destruction will only yield.... well..... JUST a donor
motor...

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Grady-White Gulfstream, out of Oak Island, NC.

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BlazerFanDan.......take a minute to read Gene's credentials listed on his
homepage.........pretty impressive. When Gene speaks on matter relating to
machining and tooling everyone stops and listens. ;-)