You can get all kinds of SS goodies at West Marine: http://www.westmarine.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/CategoryDisplay?catalogId=10001&storeId=10001&categoryId=12354&langId=-1&subdeptNum=355&storeNum=13 as well as items, while marketed for boats, have applications for us. As to the drain holes on the luggage racks, rather than hoses, glue a filter cone washer, used in inlets to washing machine hoses, into the drain holes from the bottom. Or glue a piece of screen to the holes from the top. Anything to keep the debris out. Jerry ----- Original Message ----- From: "Rocket J Squirrel" <j.michael.elliott@ADELPHIA.NET> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM> Sent: Tuesday, May 17, 2005 9:36 PM Subject: SS version of luggage rack bolts?
> I pulled Mellow Yellow's luggage rack to see what kind of crud had > accumulated under it. Not too bad, dried leaves and other vegetable > matter, dirt. I reckon I will put some hoses under the drain holes and > route them to the rain gutters. Those four truss head bolts have been > leaving rust streaks down the sides of the rack. I'd like to replace > them with stainless hardware. They have pointy noses, though . . . not a > standard bolt at all. Does anyone have any idea where something like > this can be found? > > -- > > Mike "Rocket J Squirrel" Elliott > 71 Type 2: the Wonderbus > 83.5 Westfalia: Mellow Yellow ("The Electrical Banana") > KG6RCR |
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