Dan, Mine came with SS washers. You can most likely find them on McMaster-Carr or just make them out of SS sheet. If I was making them I'd just cut them square. You'll probably want no less than 3/32". There is nothing wrong with anything thicker. You’ll find cutting SS is a challenge. A machine shop can make these quick and easy. When sourcing SS look for at least 316. 316L is even better.
You can make a backing plate with G-10 or FRP (also available on McMaster Carr). I would use at least 1/4" and probably opt for 1/2". It is quite frequent for owners to find that the "foundation" is not flat or square to the stud. You can fix this by bedding the backing plates with thickened epoxy (Six10). It is short sighted to allow the epoxy to bond the keel bolt in place. Prevent this by using a FRP tube cut to act as a protective sleeve. The sleeve should slide loose on the stud and tightly in the FPR backing plate. Tighten the nut only enough to smoosh the leveling agent (thickened epoxy) out a little. Let the epoxy cure and then torque the bolts as appropriate. https://youtu.be/n6B0IPKQERc https://www.mcmaster.com/standard-washers https://www.mcmaster.com/fiberglass-hollow-rods https://www.mcmaster.com/fiberglass Josh Muckley S/V Sea Hawk 1989 C&C 37+ Solomons, MD On Tue, Jan 15, 2019, 9:58 AM Dan via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > Hi All, I know this has been discussed many times here but this is a > quick and simple one. > > I'm going to be torquing my keel bolts this spring and I've noticed that > the washers/spacers under some of the nuts are coroding and need to be > replaced. I'd like to change them out for Stainless Steel. > > What do you guys have for keel bolt washers/spacers and how did you get > them made? > > Thanks! > > Dan > Breakaweigh > C&C44 > Halifax, NS > _______________________________________________ > > Thanks everyone for supporting this list with your contributions. Each > and every one is greatly appreciated. If you want to support the list - > use PayPal to send contribution -- https://www.paypal.me/stumurray > >
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