Replacing nuts on keel bolts

[rgranger]

Would be nice to have one of these but expensive for a single use! I think I'm just going to get at it with a pipe wrench and simply snug it down if i can. Or perhaps I can build up the plate surface with washers if the sidewall keeps it from going any lower. I think it's perfectly safe if I can just get some tension on it.

What if you got a machine shop to cut out part of a socket? You could only do about 1/8 of a turn at at time and it might take half a day but you could get it done.