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Forum: Construction, Maintenance & Refit 30-12-2012, 14:04
Replies: 68
Views: 7,359
Posted By Lagoon4us
Re: Stainless Bolts

I bought our tube into Croatia in our stowed baggage and yep with no cabin pressure it leaked, must remember to use plastic bag!

Gave it to the Raymarine installer last week to put it on anywhere...
Forum: Construction, Maintenance & Refit 04-12-2012, 22:23
Replies: 68
Views: 7,359
Posted By Lagoon4us
Re: Stainless Bolts

Have a look at the attached, this is a very good compound, i've never seen a failure with it over 40 years that i've used it from mast building to underwater bolting of prop brackets etc, it's good...
Forum: Construction, Maintenance & Refit 04-12-2012, 16:34
Replies: 68
Views: 7,359
Posted By Lagoon4us
Re: Stainless Bolts

Jim it's a hell of a lot cheaper than using a test kit and i've not once been let down by discarding the 304# where i particularly wanted 316# out of the pile of fasteners in the corner of the shed....
Forum: Construction, Maintenance & Refit 04-12-2012, 04:52
Replies: 68
Views: 7,359
Posted By Lagoon4us
Re: Stainless Bolts

Pick a 304# bolt, washer or nut from your kit, also grab a 316# now place a magnet on them and for some unknown reason only the 304#'s will attract.

As i stated it is a quick test to show what...
Forum: Construction, Maintenance & Refit 03-12-2012, 11:01
Replies: 68
Views: 7,359
Posted By Lagoon4us
Re: Stainless Bolts

Get two washers out of your kit one 316# and one 304# and drag a magnet over them you will find the 304# will slightly attract.
Forum: Construction, Maintenance & Refit 03-12-2012, 10:07
Replies: 68
Views: 7,359
Posted By Lagoon4us
Re: Stainless Bolts

I've yet to find magnetic 316#

Well aware of test kits have owned a few BUT a quick magnet test will at least tell you if it's less than 316#...

304# has a low attraction whilst 316# has nil....
Forum: Construction, Maintenance & Refit 03-12-2012, 09:56
Replies: 68
Views: 7,359
Posted By Lagoon4us
Re: Stainless Bolts

It's sad how commonsense is no longer, we have gone through the bolted sections of our boat replacing the threaded "SCREWS". The idiots have used them to bolt up the walkways (as an example) with the...
Forum: Construction, Maintenance & Refit 03-12-2012, 09:41
Replies: 68
Views: 7,359
Posted By Lagoon4us
Re: Stainless Bolts

You want to put a lubricant on your nuts (sorry about that) if they are the same grade ie 316# with 316# to prevent galling.

I've always used a magnet to differentiate between 304# and 316# it...
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