infinityteg

Hi all
Just a quick Q?
I brought speedmaster hardware and it doesnt come with washers for the nuts and bolts. does this mean yo dont use them when mounting the hardware or do i go get some.

cheers
steve

KD0EM

Hi Steve, I think I would go pick some up from a hardware store, make sure you get them in stainless steel.
Harold

rcboateric

no washers needed, just go the hardward store to buy 4 of #8-32 x 1/4" tee nuts for the SM strut and 4 of #6-32 x 1/4" tee nuts for the SM rudder mount, they worked flawless.

martno1fan

Yea use those blind nuts eric showed you need plywood at back for them to sink into so make sure the transom has some in there orr add some.They never come loose ever .
Mart

Dana W

I'd use washers & lock nuts

infinityteg

thanks for the replys guys.
ill just got the washer/locknut route.
finding imperial tee nuts in this country that small is quite hard
cheers
steve

martno1fan

Any diy store should sell them they do here anyway,i like them because they just never come loose .Ive had locknuts unscrew on me before so i prefer these ,just my opinion though .
Mart

munro1656

I had no trouble at all finding blind nuts for my set up and they have never let me down

martno1fan

Just for your info on my modded motor in the hydro i used locknuts for mounting to the rails and the other day one of the nylock nuts was loose i could see the mount move when i pulled the starter,so i will be removing those and using blind nuts.This was the first time ive used locking nuts for the mounts and i wont be doing it again thats for certain.
Mart

STEVE MARSHALL

Hey Mart. I have been in the motor trade for 23 years and have never had a nylock nut come undone. are you sure the nut came undone or the timber you bolted through shrunk, causing the bolt to be loose????
Steve

martno1fan

No Steve the nut came loose only one out of four but hey who cares the blind nuts are the best in my opinion.
Mart

dicko

Nyloc nuts & washers for me. I had the blind nuts in one boat & when it came to adjusting the strut up & down beyond the limits of the holes drilled in the hull it was a pain. I've never had a nyloc come loose, if they get old & the nylon wears away, they either need replacing or a dob of threadlock.

BMAD01

Nyloc nuts and flat washers for me too! Whatever you use check the tightness periodicly, stainless steel bolts stretch and your hardware will be loose![X(] Brian