Should I be concerned? I am?

[Bogdog]

So the Tower is solid but I took these out today and noticed the threads on the front of the bolts are stripping. They are not cross threaded.

[mnpracing]

this is how mine were when I took delivery of the boat. When I look into the hole that the bolt goes into, it's not threaded on the far side of the tower so it's looks like it's supposed to be that way. When I unscrew the bolts, the cone shaped washer oftentimes ends up 1/3 of the way down the bolt, but i just screw the washer all the way back down. Otherwise, the first few times I put the tower back up, I thought that I was cross threading or something, but it was just that washer butting up against the screw hole which made it feel like the bolt wasn't threading properly.

[supremedevice]

My boat is 40 hrs old and I have noticed my bolt threads are stripping a little as well. Sometimes they are tough going in so I try to pull or lift the tower a little when screwing them in to find a spot of least resistance, hoping it will minimize the stripping.

[rensink]

That is the way they are designed from what I have noticed and been told.

[chpthril]

chase the threads in the tower, have your dealer get you new bolts and use anti-seize when you reinsert them.

[WakerideN]

mine have looked like that from day one as well.

[Duncan]

My 09 tower (bolts were added in 2010) looks the same.

[Bogdog]

Ok, I feel better now.

Thanks

[bnixon]

I bought new bolts and they looked like that right out of the bag. They are designed that way.


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[Ruger761]

chase the threads in the tower, have your dealer get you new bolts and use anti-seize when you reinsert them.

X2 stainless on stainless will gall very fast. Anti-seize is your best friend.

[NHarp1]

They are designed that way. Your dealer should be explaining that upon delivery. I had the same worry when I took over my new boat 2 years go! Scary!