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On Fri, 25 Mar 2011 08:02:07 -0400, OmDeFlume wrote:

On 3/24/2011 10:18 PM, wrote:
On Thu, 24 Mar 2011 17:57:34 -0700 (PDT), Frogwatch
wrote:

Got my fully tinned wire for my trailer and put it on so now I have
trailer lights again. However while doing it, I found that all of the
bolts and nuts on the trailer are so badly corroded they will not last
another season. I probably need about $100 of stainless hardware to
replace them. I thought EZ Loader was quality but it isn't. What
would a bit of stainless or hot dipped galv bolts have cost them?


Go to a real fastener place and you might save a few bucks but
stainless is the way to go on a salt water trailer. I started out a
couple bolts at a time as they got nasty but I bit that bullet too
after a few rounds of swapping out rusted bolts.


You can probably buy a box of 100 for the same price as 20 or 30 bought
loose.


That was what I was getting at.


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Break even point seems to be about 60 pieces on smaller stuff. Maybe 40 on
larger?