A different type of oil down
I would like to begin this post by stating that who ever gave the Easy Out Screw Extractor its name committed the biggest case of false advertising in history. Calling these things Easy Out is an oxymoron if ever there was one. With that said, thanks to all those who suggested that we try using them to get our broken bolt out, as well as the other tips and suggestions. As it turns out, we invested way too much time and energy trying to remove the errant bolt and ultimately decided that since it didn’t want to be removed, it could just stay put. We simply drilled two more holes and attached the zinc with new bolts. Take that broken bolt! After all, we needed to get that engine back in and hooked up so that we could focus on more important things, like carnival.
If you can’t beat ’em, go around ’em.
We’ll swap the long bolts for some shorter ones after we go to the store.
Scott from s/v Rasmus and Mike from s/v Happy Times were present to lend us a hand during the entire bolt-removal process.
Now, onto the important stuff… J’Ouvert! I knew we changed our engine oil for a reason!
We got up at O-dark-30 for this?
Some the the Grenada Hash House Harriers group.
It’s no surprise at all that these guys are out here for this craziness.
Nope, not just motor oil.
John and Donelle wisely avoided the motor oil too.
On our way home. It’s time for a nap (after updating the blog of course).
Not sure if you have run out of medication or you have just lost it? Kidding!
It’s contagious.
I don’t think you guys are having nearly enough fun out there! Try and lighten up a little 🙂
Wilco.
Please remember that what’s on the skin is in the system…used oil is very carcinogenic. Since you two are two of my favorite people I’ve never met…….please be oozing rum at a rate as to not allow the oil in. LOL
I hear ya, Ken. Thanks for the concern. We did coat ourselves in baby oil first so hopefully that helped to keep the toxins out for the few hours that we had the oil on. 🙂
If you were US Citizens, you could declare the area a superfund site and get a few million in tax dollars to clean up!
There sure was enough oil spilled today! I predict a few car accidents in the next week.
Looks like everyone was “well lubricated”!
Without a doubt. 😉
Yeah, I voted for 2 bolts months ago. Easy-Outs aren’t; they’re useful when the bolt has broken for some other reason, or the head is simply beat up. When they are siezed up inside like that…. Forget it, a waste of time. The other thing to remember if you are ever faced with a bolt that MUST come out, is that once you have broken an Easy-Out off in a bolt, you are so screwed. It is generally easier to dril the bolt out and thread over-size, or simply through bolt where that is an option.
My first job out of college was working for a used oil recycling company, and on the second day one of the operators overflowed a 20,000 gallon tank I was working under. Your pictures bring back too many memories! That is all just so non-PC. I love it.
I was just going to comment on the PDQ forum that I used your suggested fix of adding new bolts.
As for the J’Ouvert, definitely non-PC. 🙂
“On our way home. It’s time for a nap (after updating the blog of course)”
And a shower too, I hope 🙂 Look’s like some good, “clean” fun to me. Keep up the good work! You have to party extra hard to make up for those of us who can’t quite yet.
Definitely a shower. They had a “guard” posted at the marina shower to make sure that people cleaned off BEFORE going in there.
OK, what is the significance of everyone being covered in oil? Make fun of the BP spill? Keep the mosquitos off? Increase soap sales?
All of the above? I actually looked for a link detailing the history of j’ouvert but couldn’t find one. I “think” the whole process was to scare away the evil spirits before the carnival.
And I thought we got crazy here in New Orleans for Mardi Gras … =) Looking forward to watching the party in Grenada!
Yup, you two just need to come here to experience it yourself.
in this environmentally friendly age I have to ask, what happened to the oil after cleanup?
It’s best not to ask.