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>Hello peops. > >Our Admiral has had a different pulpit fitted. >Whoever fitted it seems to have been able to use the >two aft location points of the original but the two >forward legs have been bolted through the deck just >inboard of the bow cleats. There are two square >aluminium blocks, bolted to the deck, a foot either >side of the bow roller. It looks as though these were >where the original pulpit was fixed. Can anyone >confirm this? > >The four bolts that secure each of these to the deck >have rusted to the point where the heads sheared off >when I tried to remove them. Despite applying plenty >of penetrating oil, and liberal use of a hammer, the >blocks are staying stubbornly attached to the deck. > >I'll be grateful for any suggestions. At present, I'm >drifting towards tidying them up and leaving them >there but I'd prefer to remove them. > >Best wishes, > >Alan

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