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Those are great nuts, but why buy at WEST?

You can get the same at Lowes and Home Depot,
probably cheaper.

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my daughter works at west marine ;D

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Got any pics showing how you used them? You used these on the supports over the tank?

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i'd have to take the tankcover off. i replaced the screws with the threaded ones. i kept having to get bigger screws because the holes were getting "wallerd"(its a southern thing) out. i took these and pressed them on a piece of pressure treated wood and "5200"ed them to the bottom of the lip the deck plate fits in. i then got the bolts to fit and snugged them down let it set 3 days and now i have a mech fastner not a screw hole.

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Ohhhhhh, now I understand ;)

And I understood "wallerd", how about "winder" and "yant-to" ;D

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i was "fixin" to post this pic, but all it shows is the head of the screw
http://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e2...y/POL_0336.jpg

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I see you have it caulked up too. I wonder if I should do that. Anybody have any input on that?

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Fray, after all that good work you've done, I would definitely caulk it.

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I wonder how much 4200 that would take?

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Yes to caulking her in. Cuts down on sand, water and moisture getting in.