Alternative to drilling out fittings

If you did need to drill the heads off could you use a right angled drill attachment?

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kevg Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Visit Member's Homepage Posting king Joined: 13 Dec 05 Location: Wrexham Online Status: Offline Posts: 120	Post Options Post Reply Quote kevg Report Post Quote Reply Topic: Alternative to drilling out fittings Posted: 15 Jan 13 at 7:21pm
	If you did need to drill the heads off could you use a right angled drill attachment?

JimC Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Visit Member's Homepage Really should get out more Joined: 17 May 04 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 6662	Post Options Post Reply Quote JimC Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 15 Jan 13 at 7:09pm
	I think I'd treat 'em with a phosphoric acid based rust treatment, leave them in and and hope for the best! The only alternative I can think of is to grind the tops off with a dremel, grind them to below gel coat level, fill, and put a new fitting in with the screw holes in a different place... If you do decide to grind them off I strongly recommend putting the boat on her side while you do the work because the access is so much less torturous if you do.

rb_stretch Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Really should get out more Joined: 23 Aug 10 Online Status: Offline Posts: 742	Post Options Post Reply Quote rb_stretch Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 15 Jan 13 at 7:03pm
	Back to my Albacore again. I've got a front bouyancy tank bung fitting that was fitted with steel fastenings which have rusted badly. I cannot tell if they are screws or not as there are no discernable grooves or markings. The problem is that I cannot get a drill to them because the base of the mast step is in the way, see photo. Anyone have any ideas as to what the fastenings may be and how I could get them out?