Glad I did. They were in ok condition. No leaks but the nuts do show signs of crevice corrosion. The bilge is a location where fresh water can lose it's entrained oxygen and start the corrosion of stainless steel. It was also apparent that the washers used where deformed and therefore not dispersing the loading correctly.
To address this I ordered new 316 heavy nuts and 316 over-thickness washers.
The nuts came from :
https://www.albanycountyfasteners.com
The washers were from:
https://www.extsw.com
Both companies provided quality items I would recommend.
After a thorough cleaning of the bolts and bilge surface, the new fasteners were seated and torqued into position with a bit of 5200 providing an additional seal.
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| Before and after. (Different bolts) |
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