Spreader tube attachment Nut (nylon or not)

[Prospect]

I'm wondering about the nuts that hold spreaders to the spreader tube attachment. Are they all nylon nuts or not? I want to replace them and the boat is still in storage. The manual says 1/4" x2 bolts and lock nuts. The photo does not seem to show any washers installed.

Does anyone know the size of the two other bolts I pointed to in the picture below? I'd like to replace them too.

[Starscream]

Don't know about the inner bolts, but on my X the spreader nuts were nylock when I got the boat 15 years ago, so probably original.

For the spreaders, I've replaced the nuts and bolts with a stainless trailer hitch pin with wire lock. Takes about 1.5 seconds to remove them for trailering, and no worries about ever slipping out.

[NiceAft]

For the spreaders, I've replaced the nuts and bolts with a stainless trailer hitch pin with wire lock. Takes about 1.5 seconds to remove them for trailering, and no worries about ever slipping out.

A picture is worth a thousand words. At the very least, 34.

[Starscream]

For the spreaders, I've replaced the nuts and bolts with a stainless trailer hitch pin with wire lock. Takes about 1.5 seconds to remove them for trailering, and no worries about ever slipping out.

A picture is worth a thousand words. At the very least, 34.

lol... not at the boat right now, but looks exactly like this: https://www.amazon.ca/Safety-Coupler-Ma ... 73&sr=8-10

[C Buchs]

For the spreaders, I've replaced the nuts and bolts with a stainless trailer hitch pin with wire lock. Takes about 1.5 seconds to remove them for trailering, and no worries about ever slipping out.

A picture is worth a thousand words. At the very least, 34.

lol... not at the boat right now, but looks exactly like this: https://www.amazon.ca/Safety-Coupler-Ma ... 73&sr=8-10

I also have these. I'm preparing to replace all my rigging and will use a piece of stainless wire rope to tether them to the top of the lower shroud. The fewer parts I have to find when taking the mast up and down the better. I don't have a swage tool of my own. So I'm debating taking it into West Marine to get it done or buying the tool.

Jeff

[C Buchs]

I also have these. I'm preparing to replace all my rigging and will use a piece of stainless wire rope to tether them to the top of the lower shroud. The fewer parts I have to find when taking the mast up and down the better. I don't have a swage tool of my own. So I'm debating taking it into West Marine to get it done or buying the tool.

Jeff

I started installing my new rigging yesterday. Here's a picture of how I attached the pins with some 1/16" wire rope:

The guy at West Marine said that they don't do swaging and that I just needed to keep track of the materials I used. I used two one-foot-long pieces of wire rope and one package of oval sleeves. Total cost was less than $5. A new record low for a trip to West Marine

Jeff

[Russ]

Total cost was less than $5. A new record low for a trip to West Marine

Jeff

Nice idea to keep the pins attached.

No doubt a record low purchase at West.