In article <5.1.0.14.0.20010610101304.026a5100@optonline.net>, Atwell
Haines <karbuff@optonline.net> writes
>At 08:28 AM 6/10/2001 +0100, Michael Hargreave Mawson wrote:
>> What is a "Well Nut"? Is this supposed to be a captive nut,
>>welded onto the underside of the deck? If so, I think I'll go with a
>>cable tie...
>
>Michael, a Well Nut is a rubber-coated sort of plug with a brass fitting
>inside. When a bolt is screwed into it the bottom of the rubber is drawn up
>and holds the well nut into the sheet metal. An added benefit of this
>type of fastener is that it provides some vibration protection.
>
>Found a picture at
>
>http://www.gouldfast.ca/authorized/wellnut.html
>
>I have seen them occasionally at the Home Depot here in the USA, I'm sure
>they were metric threads though.
>
>Save the cable ties for another day!
Brilliant; thank you. Goodness knows where I'll get the correct
fixings (but I hope to be at TRGB this weekend, so it might not be as
difficult as I fear). For the moment, I've tied the pump down with a
cable-tie - it's not pretty, but it works.
ATB
--
Mike
Michael Hargreave Mawson, author of "Eyewitness in the Crimea"
http://www.greenhillbooks.com/booksheets/eyewitness_in_the_crimea.html
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