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SailRxSin:
Hello,
Brand new to being a Pearson 323 owner and to the forum.  Yesterday while messing with the table, the bolt that holds it in place snapped.  Anyone have any idea where I could get a replacement for this?

Thanks,
SailRxSin

selene:
Sorry to hear about your problem...but if that is the worse that happens on your boat, you are a lucky guy!

Perhaps some more specific information? It is not clear what you mean by "bolt". Or even "table"!

My dinette table support is a metal tube which fits into a bracket above and below. I have not taken them apart, but the brackets seemed to be screwed in.

The table itself slides up and down using a metal sleeve, and is secured in the correct position using a quick-release pin.

If the quick release pin is the issue, it looks like a ball-lok pin to me; WestMarine have a variety of lengths at https://www.westmarine.com/buy/west-marine--ball-lok-quick-release-pins--P002_065_009_003?recordNum=1

The metal sleeve clamps onto the tube; any bolt will do for that purpose, but ideally get something with a hand grip so you can easily tighten it; try searching Amazon for "star grip bolt"

Hopefully the answer you are seeking is somewhere in that!!

SailRxSin:

--- Quote from: selene on December 16, 2019, 01:52:03 PM ---Sorry to hear about your problem...but if that is the worse that happens on your boat, you are a lucky guy!

Perhaps some more specific information? It is not clear what you mean by "bolt". Or even "table"!

My dinette table support is a metal tube which fits into a bracket above and below. I have not taken them apart, but the brackets seemed to be screwed in.

The table itself slides up and down using a metal sleeve, and is secured in the correct position using a quick-release pin.

If the quick release pin is the issue, it looks like a ball-lok pin to me; WestMarine have a variety of lengths at https://www.westmarine.com/buy/west-marine--ball-lok-quick-release-pins--P002_065_009_003?recordNum=1

The metal sleeve clamps onto the tube; any bolt will do for that purpose, but ideally get something with a hand grip so you can easily tighten it; try searching Amazon for "star grip bolt"

Hopefully the answer you are seeking is somewhere in that!!

--- End quote ---

Selene, Thanks so much for the reply and all the info!  Sorry I was not clear.  So the bolt that broke is the one that secures the metal sleeve onto the tube.  It is an a bolt with about a 60 degree angle to the end to ease operation of the bolt.  You are correct, a star grip bolt would work fine. 

And I hope you're right, but I doubt this is the worse that will happen.....only the beginning. lol

Dolce_Vita:
Try McMaster-Carr.  They have everything mechanical.

T-Bolts:
https://www.mcmaster.com/screws/=0f61a1cede5f4ae0866510e129efee31k4ab6y6z

Knob-Bolts:
https://www.mcmaster.com/screws/=0f61a1cede5f4ae0866510e129efee31k4ab9xsa

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