I found a bass boat for sale at a really good price so I purchased it with the idea that I could restore it and make a few bucks… Well, you probably know how that goes. The first thing I encountered was some very rusty nuts and bolts on the seats and console. This became a project and I couldn’t believe these nuts and bolts were not stainless steel. I have run in to this on some farm equipment I have rebuilt too and it always makes life miserable.
While I was ordering stainless steel hardware I came across a website that makes plastic caps for nuts and bolts. I was thinking to myself how wonderful life would be if every steel nut and bolt had one of these on it. Maybe I need to call my congressmen and get them involved. You know how the government needs to be involved in everything? Well, let’s make stainless steel or covered nuts mandatory. They could name the bill “Cover Your Nuts”.
All kidding aside, why do people make outdoor equipment like boats, generators, lawn mowers, pressure washers, backhoes, stump grinders, any outdoor equipment with metal fasteners that are going to rust? It makes no sense, where is pride in manufacturing these days?
So I didn’t look into the price of the caps I just purchased stainless steel but I thought they were pretty cool and I might check around and see if someone sells an assortment of these nut covers. That’s my rant for today.
P.S. I sold the boat and made a nice little profit so I can do a little more fishing and a lot less labor.