Screws too small?

  • Don’t worryaboutit
    Posts: 250
    August 17, 2019 at 7:45 pm #1874141

    Mounting my new Lowrance hook2 7 inch today and the screws included for mounting the unit are too small for the holes. There were no other screws and no washers included. Am I missing something?

    Ron
    Victoria, mn
    Posts: 810
    August 17, 2019 at 8:55 pm #1874157

    Well, yeah, you’re missing the right screws and washers. grin I see a trip to the hardware store in your future.

    Denny O
    Central IOWA
    Posts: 5821
    August 18, 2019 at 3:28 am #1874177

    I always use ss bolts with nylon nuts and flat washers.

    Ron
    Victoria, mn
    Posts: 810
    August 18, 2019 at 7:40 am #1874183
    Denny O wrote:

    I always use ss bolts with nylon nuts and flat washers.

    I assume you mean Nylok, not nylon.

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    Huntindave
    Shell Rock Iowa
    Posts: 3088
    August 18, 2019 at 8:01 am #1874186
    Ron wrote:

    <div class=”d4p-bbt-quote-title”>Denny O wrote:</div>
    I always use ss bolts with nylon nuts and flat washers.

    I assume you mean Nylok, not nylon.

    Ron, Anything wrong with using nylon nuts?

    Ron
    Victoria, mn
    Posts: 810
    August 18, 2019 at 9:16 am #1874190

    Nylon nuts will strip easily. Stainless steel nuts with the nylon locking insert (Nylok nuts) will not strip easily, will not corrode, and will not loosen under the vibration commonly experienced in boats.

    Denny O
    Central IOWA
    Posts: 5821
    August 18, 2019 at 10:43 am #1874201

    Ya Ron, you got me.

    I installed my 1198 & 998 Hbirds using them on both ends. They were completely reusable after 6 or 7 years that I installed the new units early this summer with the same nuts and bolts. Had there been an inkling of wear or corrosion, I would have trashed them and went for new.

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