Replacing the I-Beam

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I have removed the compression post, and the trim, and am now trying to remove the rusty I-beam from the bilge. Can anyone explain to me how it is attached to the bottom of the bilge and how I can chip it out? thanks
 
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Wow Clean Bilge

Wow, what a clean bilge. My mechanics just drained all the oil from my engine in to my bilge when they changed the oil lines! Unfortunately I am in the Bahamas, where we have beautiful oceans and beaches, but are allowed to pump anything in to them. I have my bilge pump off and will add some strong detergent and pump it in to a bucket. Anyway I like the way you fitted a shower sump in, what make is that as the ones I looked at would not fit. Anyway I am planning on having a stainless I-beam welded. I am looking at extending the I-beam up to the floor level and through the piece of plywood so the compression post actually sits on the I-beam and not the plywood.
 
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steve rainey

ibeam

I had a SS 1/4" made and installed it in mine. 1978 Hunter 30. I used WM apoxy to lock it in place. I came up under the flooring. Adj the Ibeam hight so all the pressure was on the Ibeam and not on the plywood flooring.
 
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IBeam

How did you get the old one out? My boat is still in the water so I want to be careful with the grinder!!
 
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May 12, 2005
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Help!!

I really need to get this I-Beam out. Can anyone help me who has removed it before? If not I will just have to attack it with the grinder!
 
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steve rainey

help

I jsut cut mine out with a grinder, it looks like more of a job than it really is. Steve Rainey
 
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