IMPORTANT - Use "Never-Seez" on all Stainless H/W

(monstertower) · (monstertower) **Join Date: Mar 2003** 04-27-2003, 9:13 PM

Since we are all regularly adding "stuff" to our boats, I wanted to share some "road rash" we've just learned about. When you have stainless steel hardware there is a inherent possibility for the threads to "gall" or weld up and lock together. Fellow gearheads can learn more at http://www.atlanticfasteners.com/technical/tips_020.html

BOTTOM LINE: Buy some thread lubricant / anti-seize at your local auto, marine or home improvement store and use it on any stainless hardware you install on your boat. Put a coating on the threads and it will prevent potential problems. It was always something I used growing up around saltwater so we could get the bolts back of after a few years but it turns out preventing locking of stainless hardware is an equally important use.

Bill

(monstertower) · (monstertower) **Join Date: Mar 2003** 04-27-2003, 9:17 PM

BTW: Never-Seez is just one brand, Loctite and Permatex and a bunch of other companies make equivilent products.

(wakescene) · (wakescene) **Join Date: Feb 2001** 04-27-2003, 9:19 PM

Bill, you may have missed this one...I posted on the Jersey Riders thread, well b/c I ride in Jersey but you should be able to realte!!!

What a weekend................I love this sport and boating in general BUT, salt does take it's toll on neglected parts. Apperently I missed greasing a bolt on my tower b4 putting it in for the winter, to make a long story short,,,,,,,,,,,,1 SS Bolt ='s 5hrs of drilling, 16 drill bits, 2cracked extractors (EZ-Out) a pint of oil (for cooling the bits, a quart of water (cause the oil ran out) 2 burned fingers, and a lot of swearing!!!

I will never make that mistake again!!!

KG

(monstertower) · (monstertower) **Join Date: Mar 2003** 04-27-2003, 10:08 PM

Kevin,

I can certainly relate and I feel your pain, customers were telling us of the problems so we spent a lot of money and accused a great vendor of providing crap hardware before we solved the problem - guess we should chalk it up to experience.

Bill

(trace) · (trace) **Join Date: Feb 2002** 04-28-2003, 9:19 AM

this is very good advice. stainless hardware is notorious for galling. we build stainless equipment all day long here at my day job, and anti-seize goes on every threaded connection.

(wakescene) · (wakescene) **Join Date: Feb 2001** 04-28-2003, 8:29 PM

Well this is a inherent "Material/design" flaw that, if the manufacturers of the Mastercraft Towers bothered to think twice about, would have relized this was not the best choice!!!

KG