It isn't just a matter of a torque wrench. It may require a torque multiplier. Most readily available torque wrenches won't do it.
Several on the list have done this and benefited by using a torque multiplier. Perhaps they could offer additional suggestions regarding multipliers. Something like this: https://www.amazon.com/Neiko-20743A-Digital-Adapter-Foot-Pound/dp/B009GLITFW/ref=sr_1_19?dchild=1&keywords=Torque+Multiplier&qid=1587427046&s=hi&sr=1-19 The nuts must be backed off then torqued. Most recommend torquing dry. If you lubricate them, reduce the torque spec 10%. If the backing plates are mild steel, conventional wisdom suggests replacing them with stainless. Dennis C. Touche' 35-1 #83 Mandeville, LA On Mon, Apr 20, 2020 at 6:34 PM Chris Bennett via CnC-List < cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > For anyone interested, the keel bolt nuts on the C&C 24 are 3/4 inch at > the front of the keel followed by 3 nuts that are 1 1/8". I found the > forward nut (the only one I had a socket for) to be barely more than hand > tightened. According to specs I found on the C&C owners site this should be > at 80 foot lbs and the others tightened to 250 foot pounds. I plan to buy a > suitable socket extension and torque wrench tomorrow for the big nuts... > > Chris > > On Mon, 20 Apr 2020 at 09:28, Chris Bennett <crben...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> Hi Mike, >> >> Thanks for the suggestions. I will test the torque of the bolts later >> today if my socket is deep enough to do so. If they have not been tightened >> for 35 years (and the original long term owner assured me he had never done >> so) then maybe this is the issue. >> >> Regards, >> Chris >> > _______________________________________________ > > Thanks everyone for supporting this list with your contributions. Each > and every one is greatly appreciated. If you want to support the list - > use PayPal to send contribution -- https://www.paypal.me/stumurray > >
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