Hey Joe! Inter20 sailor, just bought a hobie cat today. 29°f or around -2°c today and I’m digging into my boat lol. Your videos will be of great help and I can’t thank you enough for all the info you put out for everyone to see for the hobie platforms.
My father and I tried extracting a stuck screw in a hobie 14 rudder. We never got it out! I'll have to give it another go...like 12 years later. Thanks for the tips!
Thanks Joe for a brilliant video! I drilled out the delrin screws in both my H14 rudder stocks the other day - having gained the confidence thanks to this video. I didn't have a long enough drill, so, as Stefan suggested, I drilled from the top down, but I also used a slightly narrower drill (10mm). It left a handy little ledge of plastic, which gave me a bit more purchase when knocking out the remains of the screw (and everyone needs a bit of purchase). I used a sharpened screwdriver instead of a chisel, which was a bit easier to manoeuvre in the hole, and the remains of the screw came out amazingly easily. The only thing that took a long time was summoning up the courage to get started.
Ha HA!! that is EXACTLY what I needed to see! I've seen a lot of other videos on this but this one finally made sense. Thanks, hopefully I'll make it friday
It was actually you mentioning this that prompted me to make this video. I'm servicing 48 rudder stocks this week so I thought I could get the camera out!
When i just took my rudders all apart last week or so this exact thing happened to me. Luckily it came out when I used a drill on it. Will have to replace the screw but noting else was damaged and i was going to replace it all anyway. lol
As you have free access from above, it might be better to drill from the top. There the surface is not a spoilt slot that makes your drill wander away. As far as I know, the screw has a small hole, where you can drill in with e.g. a 5mm for a few mms, then you have a good lead to do the same with 8-10 mm, and then your 12 mm is definitely dead center.
@@JoyriderTV Simple: because you always get at it from below, NEVER from the top, and I have probably built more stuff from scratch where I had to make up my own method how to do it, so have the practice to look at stuff from various angles (and in engineering that is what you are paid for). And believe me, a lot of holes went God knows where. All just training...
The best thing they could have done is make those plastic screws out of brass. Worth paying for! But that makes too much cents! Use antiseize. I use it on everything that gets close to salt water to make sure it will come off with no problem! Thanks for the video mate!
@@JoyriderTV It is a grey color and I put it on threads that I know will rust. Mainly lug nuts on boat trailers and vehicles or anything in the weather that you will have to take off someday. Works like a champ. Auto parts stores have them
Genius - all of your videos are so good and have helped me so much getting our early 80’s Hobie 16 back out on the water without costing a fortune.
Great to hear!
Hey Joe! Inter20 sailor, just bought a hobie cat today. 29°f or around -2°c today and I’m digging into my boat lol. Your videos will be of great help and I can’t thank you enough for all the info you put out for everyone to see for the hobie platforms.
Great stuff! Good luck with the new boat!
I would put out videos on other types of cat but all that I have to work with are Hobie or Tornado
My father and I tried extracting a stuck screw in a hobie 14 rudder. We never got it out! I'll have to give it another go...like 12 years later. Thanks for the tips!
Great stuff! Good luck!
Thanks Joe for a brilliant video!
I drilled out the delrin screws in both my H14 rudder stocks the other day - having gained the confidence thanks to this video. I didn't have a long enough drill, so, as Stefan suggested, I drilled from the top down, but I also used a slightly narrower drill (10mm). It left a handy little ledge of plastic, which gave me a bit more purchase when knocking out the remains of the screw (and everyone needs a bit of purchase). I used a sharpened screwdriver instead of a chisel, which was a bit easier to manoeuvre in the hole, and the remains of the screw came out amazingly easily.
The only thing that took a long time was summoning up the courage to get started.
Great stuff - good plan to use a smaller screwdriver - that would be much easier.
Keep the new one greased and you shouldn't have to do it again.
Ha HA!! that is EXACTLY what I needed to see! I've seen a lot of other videos on this but this one finally made sense. Thanks, hopefully I'll make it friday
It was actually you mentioning this that prompted me to make this video.
I'm servicing 48 rudder stocks this week so I thought I could get the camera out!
I like the bravery of you on doing maintenance in a white hoodie
100% commitment!
Very cool Joe, I will have to add the “special tool” to my tool box now, haha.
everyone needs a special tool!
When i just took my rudders all apart last week or so this exact thing happened to me. Luckily it came out when I used a drill on it. Will have to replace the screw but noting else was damaged and i was going to replace it all anyway. lol
Great stuff, it's very satisfying bringing your stocks back to life.
As you have free access from above, it might be better to drill from the top. There the surface is not a spoilt slot that makes your drill wander away.
As far as I know, the screw has a small hole, where you can drill in with e.g. a 5mm for a few mms, then you have a good lead to do the same with 8-10 mm, and then your 12 mm is definitely dead center.
I don't know why i never though of that, It makes total sense.
Thanks
@@JoyriderTV Simple: because you always get at it from below, NEVER from the top,
and I have probably built more stuff from scratch where I had to make up my own method how to do it, so have the practice to look at stuff from various angles (and in engineering that is what you are paid for).
And believe me, a lot of holes went God knows where.
All just training...
Hi, is the Delrin screw in the Hobie 16 the same as the in the Tigers? Thanks.
Yes.
Great video, what is the metric size of Tap required
M18 x 2 Tap
The best thing they could have done is make those plastic screws out of brass. Worth paying for! But that makes too much cents! Use antiseize. I use it on everything that gets close to salt water to make sure it will come off with no problem!
Thanks for the video mate!
You're welcome.
Thanks for the tip. I'll see if I can get hold of it here.
@@JoyriderTV It is a grey color and I put it on threads that I know will rust. Mainly lug nuts on boat trailers and vehicles or anything in the weather that you will have to take off someday. Works like a champ. Auto parts stores have them
@@vanseventy Thanks 👍
Is that a delrin screw or some other type of plastic?
Yes, it's the Hobie Delrin
What size tap for the plastic cam screw on an older (1980 +-) boat?
I asked Rich from the class association - he said that all US boats use 3/4 - 10 tap