Hi Tobin,
I have T17/SS plates/Hog harnesses for myself, my wife, and two daughters.
We just got back from Roatan and 5 of the 8 rubber locators have joined Davey Jones or maybe into the bilge (mine made it back).
I went to the bolt/screw place and bought myself two stainless 5/16 x 1/2" barrel bolts. I think that's wjat they're called - the bolt screws into a cylinder instead of into a nut. The have relatively flat heads. As an experiment I bolted the wing to the plate.
It looks like it will work really well, except you can't take it apart without a wrench. No different from doubles in that regard. That would be fine for our trips - leave it assembled while we're gone, take it apart when packing.
Before I go buy more of these ridiculously expensive bolts, is there any down-side you can think of (save the temptation to pick the rig up by the wing)?
Thanks in advance for your help.
brad
I have T17/SS plates/Hog harnesses for myself, my wife, and two daughters.
We just got back from Roatan and 5 of the 8 rubber locators have joined Davey Jones or maybe into the bilge (mine made it back).
I went to the bolt/screw place and bought myself two stainless 5/16 x 1/2" barrel bolts. I think that's wjat they're called - the bolt screws into a cylinder instead of into a nut. The have relatively flat heads. As an experiment I bolted the wing to the plate.
It looks like it will work really well, except you can't take it apart without a wrench. No different from doubles in that regard. That would be fine for our trips - leave it assembled while we're gone, take it apart when packing.
Before I go buy more of these ridiculously expensive bolts, is there any down-side you can think of (save the temptation to pick the rig up by the wing)?
Thanks in advance for your help.
brad