I got a bunch of these on a used boat that I bought. They are a one inch long 3/16 diameter black plastic bolt with a 1/4 inch high head for keeping the water on the deck out of the boat and a hole drilled down the middle for the sheet.

Nice piece. Looks like a specialty item rather than a converted plastic bolt. It is not hex head, that indentation is round.

I think they are pretty popular, maybe more so up north. I assume that the thread in the glass foam deck gets cut by just using a coarse thread 3/16 bolt or maybe a homemade thread cutter made by hack sawing that bolt off on the thread leaving a nice little burr for good thread cutting.

Any information like where can I buy them?

Thank you,

Scott

Scott,
It's most likely 3/16" delrin stock with 1/4-20 threads. On a foam core deck, it is highly suggested that a 1/4-20 nylon nut be used underneath the deck. If anyone has them on sale, my guess would be Dave Ramos.

DB

Thanks Dave, but Dave Ramos seems to use PeKaBe which are very good. I found a picture of them on the RW build site. They are a no longer available Mike Zee part. I guess I will just cherish the 4 that I got with 1778. They have nice height to try to keep water out of the boat. Looks like 3/16 inch course thread made from 1/4 inch diameter Delrin.

http://www.ec12.info/images/Decking/Str ... DECK76.JPG

http://www.ec12.info/images/Rigging/Classic/RIG-093.JPG

Scott

That is a through the deck sheet line exit that was provided by Probar. A nylon nut was attached on the underside of the deck to secure it.

Mike Denest
EC12 #899