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Audiofn 03-11-2008 10:03 PM


Originally Posted by LZH (Post 2481030)
Actually I think the ones on my boat are stainless ?? Each one also has a small stamping "made in USA" - I'd like to keep that motto going :cool-smiley-011:

They are probably crome plated brass. They will look stainless when they are like that.

LZH 03-11-2008 10:13 PM


Originally Posted by dreamer (Post 2481058)
keep what u got.... since then all that stuff is foriegn junk now... go look at a new donzi or fountain.... they even told me so at the boat show when there was rust around some of em on NEW boats


man ur post count goin up!!!

Yeah I hear ya...your prob right about the quality...maybe I'll just pull em all off and really clean em good by hand.
Post count ? That's what happens when you aint gotta job :cool-smiley-027:

LZH 03-11-2008 10:14 PM


Originally Posted by Audiofn (Post 2481060)
They are probably crome plated brass. They will look stainless when they are like that.

Any idea how to get 'em nice and shiney again ?

MM1 03-12-2008 12:32 AM


Originally Posted by LZH (Post 2481071)
Yeah I hear ya...your prob right about the quality...maybe I'll just pull em all off and really clean em good by hand.
Post count ? That's what happens when you aint gotta job :cool-smiley-027:

You have too much spare time on hands.

Griff 03-12-2008 12:45 AM


Originally Posted by Audiofn (Post 2481023)
just make sure that they are all brass not the cheaper alluminum ones.

They are nickel plated brass.

I just replaced all my snaps on the AT with Stainless ones that I ordered from them. They had both the nickel plated brass and SS in regular snaps. I also ordered some other SS bolts from them. Shipped quick and correct and the shipping charge was cheap.

BillR 03-12-2008 06:45 AM

West Marine & McMaster-Carr are aluminum. I replace all mine last winter. They now look like crap.

I have not found stainless or chrome plated brass. I am sure those would look better. Where can I get those???

Screamineagle 03-12-2008 06:57 AM


Originally Posted by Steve_H (Post 2480849)



This one says it's stainless. Not sure if it justifies a fiver apiece though :eek:

pm203 03-12-2008 07:49 AM

Anything you can buy for 5 bucks for a Cigarette is cheap! I don't care how many of them you need. Step up and get the stainless ones and you will probably never replace them again.


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