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    Posted: 22 Jun 2015 at 8:01pm
How about Stainless Steel nuts, bolts and washers . We just picked up our 179 Saturday and I noticed the nuts and washer on the four support legs are already rusting.I think that the extra cost would be negligible.

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Make sure you use lock washers with the nuts.  Stainless is very hard won't jam onto the threads like regular nuts.
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I use stainless fasteners all the time.  Remember stainless steel is not much stronger than a grade 2 fastener.  DON'T, use them where tensile strength is required.  If you must, up size the bolt.
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Originally posted by Old Dingo&Mrs.Dingo

I use stainless fasteners all the time.  Remember stainless steel is not much stronger than a grade 2 fastener.  DON'T, use them where tensile strength is required.  If you must, up size the bolt.

This is very true. Stainless hardware is "soft" in comparison to a standard steel bolt. Easy to strip. Choose wisely where to use it, and not anywhere where structural strength is needed, unless you go bigger than original.
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