[Paddlewise] Help with foldable!!!

Alright.  I am in a bind here so I really need some
help from all of you with foldables out there.  I am
finally getting ready to leave Bahrain and get back to
the States so I am packing things up.  Well, today I
went to work on my K-1 and I happened to notice, while
taking it apart, that two of the pipe segments would
not seperate from one another!!!!  The water out here
is VERY SALTY and I know that I am supposed to rinse
my kayak out.  To be honest with you, I have been away
from my home quite  abit lately due to the problems
over here in the Middle East.  Well, while I have been
away the salt has taken over that one "join" in my
boat.  Everything else came apart just fine except for
this one.  Any suggestions on how to fix it?  I pray
that there is a tried and tested way of getting these
two parts apart again.  Arghhhh!  Please give me your
guidance.  This is driving me nuts because my boat is
a close friend of mine and I feel like I have let it
down.
Dave



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