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						 No recommended torque specs that I've ever heard of.  My method is to tighten until I hear the first signs of fiberglass crunching and then stop.  Make sure you use the double nuts provided with the boat to keep them locked, we've tried a single nut which seemed to loosen after every sail.  Also, with a new boat make sure to re-tighten after every sail for the first few sails just to make sure everything seeds down properly and then re-check for tightness every few sails after the boat has been broken in. 
					
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