Just a curiosity question? I have just about ripped out whole 1976 Hunter apart, and I can't for th elife of me figure out why boatbuilder use slotted and phillips screws instead of hex head stainless bolts. I have busted almost all of my knuckles at least twice, and shed about a pound of skin getting some of the old ones out. I am about to reseal all the lifeline stanchions and bolts make more sense to me.
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Hex heads would certainly be easier on the knuckles and provide more torque. But I think it has to do with "roundness" versus sharp edges. I am not sure I would want the square sides of hex heads every six inches along the toerail for example. Along those lines I want to know why the toerail bolts had to be three inches long when half that would have done the job?! Even with a deep socket you can't always get a good purchase on the nut.
Hex heads would certainly be easier on the knuckles and provide more torque. But I think it has to do with "roundness" versus sharp edges. I am not sure I would want the square sides of hex heads every six inches along the toerail for example. Along those lines I want to know why the toerail bolts had to be three inches long when half that would have done the job?! Even with a deep socket you can't always get a good purchase on the nut.
bolts and nuts
And then there are the ones that are under a double bulkhead where your never going to get a wrench on the, and th eones that are directly about a chainplate strut, and the ones that are in spaces Tom Thumb could never go. Thank You Hunter, the Band Aid Company loves you.
And then there are the ones that are under a double bulkhead where your never going to get a wrench on the, and th eones that are directly about a chainplate strut, and the ones that are in spaces Tom Thumb could never go. Thank You Hunter, the Band Aid Company loves you.
Nuts and bolts
While I think about it, if anyone needs any nuts, bolts, and other fastners, E-Mail me I found a place locally, and they do business on the internet as well. They are about 75% cheaper than any of the boat stores, and they ship almost everything overnight. Take the Stainless bolts for the new ports for instance, 55 cents each at Home depot, and god knows how much at west marine. I paid 13 cents each, and they are 316 stainless,
While I think about it, if anyone needs any nuts, bolts, and other fastners, E-Mail me I found a place locally, and they do business on the internet as well. They are about 75% cheaper than any of the boat stores, and they ship almost everything overnight. Take the Stainless bolts for the new ports for instance, 55 cents each at Home depot, and god knows how much at west marine. I paid 13 cents each, and they are 316 stainless,
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