Hello all, I'm putting this post here as this spar seem more common on other boats. I have a Beneteau 361 99 and has a charlston Spar in mast furler: sigh... i'm still working on my in mast furling line replacement and I'm regretting ever starting this... then again this bold would have to come out at some point. heres the status: I tried heat, WD40, misc other "penetrating" fluids, nothing. today I drilled it with a screw extractor and managed to break off the tip off the bit inside the screw. I'm thinking this tip is hard so I caused much extra work (another sigh). I'm think I'm looking at removing the unit and taking it to a shop, this might be safest for myself and the boat at this point. I found this on a website with my exact rig and unit. anyone removed a drum like this before ? I have contacted charlston spar and they were helpful with earlier tips but if there are anyone with hands on, that also helps http://www.c34.org/manuals/c34-inmast-furling.pdf the drum is pictured nicely and in pieces but unfortunately no instructions how to get there.... Any tips appreciated and sorry for cross posting but I think I exhausted the beneteua forum and since this is a catalina manual perhaps someone here has removed this drum on their own... regards Gaute