Well, I wish I had known that 9 months ago. I went through considerable gymnastics to get mine even close to the C&C spec pages and now I'm concerned I've overtightened them. I did stop a bit shy of the values, but I noticed that the washers deformed considerably when I tightened them. I did sail my boat all summer on the tighter bolts without any issues and frequently checked to make sure that the bolts weren't turning during the tightening.
I'm also definitely curious where the C&C values came from. I assumed that someone did some actual homework to come up with the values or they come from the original manufacturer. For what it's worth, I posted back then about what I used to tighten them. I picked up an relatively inexpensive digital meter from Amazon along with a 4 foot breaker bar to get up to the higher torque values for under $200. The automotive torque wrenches are super expensive for higher torque values. You may find the following helpful: Neiko 20743A 3/4" Digital Torque Adapter | 147 Foot/737 lb | Audible Alert <https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B009GLITFW/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o02_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1> TEKTON 15359 3/4-Inch Drive by 38-Inch Breaker Bar <https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00OXUPHTW/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o01_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1> Let me know if you find out more about where the C&C values came from. Gene Fodor 'Hawk' C&C 29-2
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