On Tuesday, 30 July 2013 14:14:30 UTC+1, wrote:
Brian Gaff wrote:

I wonder why they don't make such things of a durable plastic? Having screws

that rust does seem a little short sighted. Where are these screws? Maybe

the next one you get you need to get the screws plated en masse and then see

what happens.



Gone are the days when outside things were made with galvanised bits that

one could unscrew after ten years with little problems it seems.



Given that stainless steel nuts/bolts/screws are dirt cheap nowadays

it's a great pity that this sort of thing doesn't have all stainless

scrws/

Are the good ones that cheap? A friend of mine has a canel boat and was looking for screws and they cost a fortune as they are marine grade SS.
The saem goes for teh yatch varnish he's been using so muvh more expensive than the usual stuff.