[Bobola]

Jeff,
You brought up a good point as to the benefit of using monel as the material for keel bolts. Why don’t boat manufacturers do it?

For that matter, have you ever seen monel rigging - either cable or rod type?
Is cost the main factor? Some propeller shafts are made of monel, why not other items?

I suppose the real problem with keel bolts is the old ‘out of sight, out of mind’ problem. If the head of the bolt looks clean and shiny, then the rest of the bolt looks the same, right?

Bob….