Hi, Thomas These folks would appear to have what you want: http://www.biscofl.com/ssfasteners.htm I've never done business with them. If your bolt is 3 1/4" long, it was likely cut down from a longer bolt, as I believe bolts above 3" long are available in 1/2" increments. Another possibility would be a fastener supply house. I'm sure you have them in your neck of the woods; one near me is Sabo Fastener and Supply, 419-884-1200, Dean Sabo (pronounced Say-Bo). While supplying one solitary odd bolt is not exactly his market niche, he might be willing to help you out. (the company I work for has bought bolts from him before; he's a good guy) Another possibility would be to use stainless threaded rod and two nylock nuts. That stuff is available through www.mcmaster.com . I'm not sure how strong threaded rod is compared to a bolt. Have you looked to see if there is a compression sleeve inside the mast (to prevent crushing the extrusion)? With this small of a boat you might not need such a thing so long as you don't over tighten the bolt initially. I was just out in the barn and checked out Busca's bolt: it appears to be 1/4" dia x 4" long, although I wasn't able to lay the tape directly on the bolt of course. Just some ideas, Tod M17 #408 BuscaBrisas -----Original Message----- From: montgomery_boats-bounces+htmills=bright.net@mailman.xmission.com [mailto:montgomery_boats-bounces+htmills=bright.net@mailman.xmission.com] On Behalf Of Thomas Howe Sent: Thursday, February 16, 2006 6:16 PM To: For and about Montgomery Sailboats Subject: M_Boats: Hardware issue OK, I'll admit it. I bent my mast. Not a gentle bend, or a slight curve, but a good, solid sharp angled bend, with a sever crease in it. A gust of wind took it from me as I was taking the mast down, and instead of going aft it went forward, and the pulpit acted as a fine stop. And creaser. Now I'm going to order a mast extrusion from Dwyer, and I've started to unbolt the existing hardware, but have a minor problem. I assume that I should use stainless fasteners to reattach the pieces, but the spreader bases are held to the mast with machine screws that are 3 1/4 " long, and the longest ones that I can come up with are only 3". Should I consider using galvanized, or is there a source that I can find longer ones? Thomas Howe Mailto:Thomas@TEHowe.com O --------(\ ---------- ~ (\ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ (\ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ _______________________________________________ http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/montgomery_boats