The Cape Dory Board

We had the rusting steel weldment in the fiberglass causing bulges on the topsides. We removed the bad steel, leaving the upper backing plate. We used G-10 to make knees which bolt to the chainplate bolts and are glassed to the hull. You can read the full story, with lots of pictures, on our blog He...

Well, the 3" bolts I bought would have worked just fine, except that I added 1/4" G-10 to the mix, which made the 3" bolts about 1'8" to short. Read about that on our blog. The nylock part of the nut was not engaging. I did not think about the extra 1/4" when i ordered, so I...

I bought the wrong size for me as I rebuilt a little differently, and should have bought 3 1/2" long bolts. 3" might work for you. I have 8 3"x1/2" and 8 3"x3/8" bolts, all flat head slotted fully threaded 18-8 stainless steel. All brand new from Fastenal. See https://w...

Thanks to all those who responded. After further research I've decided that I still need further research, thus the slow response to thank those that responded. Each of my bolts has 1/2 inch or more threads exposed below the nut, so maybe all mine are 3-1/2", or I just have plenty of room for 3...

Does anyone know the specs on the bolts, especially the length, of the bolts which secure the chainplate padeyes on the shrouds of the CD33. I'm hoping to order replacements while I am back in the USA but was not able to remove one for testing. It looks like the lowers are 1/2in SS flat head and the...