Saildrives and loose bolts

[Tranona]

That sounds like an ex forces regime! A story making the rounds was about such a thing, they used to do stuff like this ( not necessary by the way) and they used to wear the heads of the bolts and eventually overtighten them because the torque wrench operators always went a touch further than necessary.

An earlier next door neighbour was a fitter on tanks at Bovington. He used to check the oil everyday on his cars before using them. Bit miffed when his wife bought a Mercedes 180 coupe which did not have a dipstick, only a warning light. Spoiled his day.