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      getmwaqar
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      Please can you tell me the best way to safely secure my mast gate, which looks like this:

      https://www.tridentuk.com/gb/allen-mast-gate-bar.html

      I mean the right hand screw as this is the side which has the opening at the bottom.  At the moment it has a flat head screw at the front, a locking washer on each side of the deck, then 2 nuts on the other side of the deck, of which the rear is, I assume, meant to act as a locking nut.

      Would it be safe to replace the 2 nuts with a wing nut (I would still put a locking washer between the wing nut and hull)?  I’m asking as I think the current arrangement is not practical for transporting the dinghy too often.  A wing nut which is tightened by hand would put less pressure on the fibreglass deck and be easier to insert and remove than the current arrangement.

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