I would perfer stainless steel but will settle for lower grade if I have to. I'll go check at HomePro but I want have a back up plan if I don't find the sizes I need. I checked at one of the marine supply stores for stainless bolts but they did not have the sizes I needed. The local hardware shops where I am don't have what I need, in stainless or otherwise. The hard ones to find are the round/panhead machine screws long but small diamerter. About 1/8" X 4.5" or 3 ml X 11.5 cm.

I would appreciate suggestions for stores with a good selection nuts and bolts.

Thank You.

1. Surapol opposite boat lagoon - Marine Chandlers.

2. G.C Huat Phuket Town - Park across the road in Phuket Garden hotel 10baht.

3. Bangkok Hardware - coming from boat lagoon head south, take a right a Toyota then left at Tesco. 50m before the right turn towards Bangkok Phuket Hospital on the left. They usually have off road parking as well.

Forget HomePro - waste of time for nuts and bolts.

I know one store in Phuket Town that has a good range of nuts n bolts, but not sure about stainless. Coming out of the water cannon circle, one way road heading north to Ratsada Road. 177 Yaowarad Road 7°53'15.57"N 98°23'14.57"E

If they don't have what you want I'm sure they will know where you should look.

You can give it a try:

http://goo.gl/maps/bwbz4

http://goo.gl/maps/LqluC

Roly Tasker on Chaofa West Road has a good selection of 316 stainless, including bolts and accessories similar to the sizes you're describing.

Thanks for the tips. Much appreciated. I never would have thought of Rolly Tasker, thought they were just a sail manufacturer.

Forget HomePro - waste of time for nuts and bolts.

I know one store in Phuket Town that has a good range of nuts n bolts, but not sure about stainless. Coming out of the water cannon circle, one way road heading north to Ratsada Road. 177 Yaowarad Road 7°53'15.57"N 98°23'14.57"E

If they don't have what you want I'm sure they will know where you should look.

Now I'm confused.

Ratsada is an east -> west road that joins the "water cannon circle" (Nam Pu circle) at its most westerly end.

Do you mean heading north from Ratsada?

Now I'm confused.

Ratsada is an east -> west road that joins the "water cannon circle" (Nam Pu circle) at its most westerly end.

Do you mean heading north from Ratsada?

Oh dear ... maybe I should have checked Google Earth for exact compass reference.. For me, with reference to that circle, taking the exit towards Kathu would be going West, taking the exit going towards the airport would be North, taking the one way route into the circle would be from the East. Just saying ...

Forget HomePro - waste of time for nuts and bolts.

I know one store in Phuket Town that has a good range of nuts n bolts, but not sure about stainless. Coming out of the water cannon circle, one way road heading north to Ratsada Road. 177 Yaowarad Road 7°53'15.57"N 98°23'14.57"E

If they don't have what you want I'm sure they will know where you should look.

Now I'm confused.

Ratsada is an east -> west road that joins the "water cannon circle" (Nam Pu circle) at its most westerly end.

Do you mean heading north from Ratsada?

Ratsada is a district, from Tesco Lotus at Bypass road direction east to Koh Sirae, up north to around Supercheap, and west to the Daihatsu on Bypassroad

Forget HomePro - waste of time for nuts and bolts.

I know one store in Phuket Town that has a good range of nuts n bolts, but not sure about stainless. Coming out of the water cannon circle, one way road heading north to Ratsada Road. 177 Yaowarad Road 7°53'15.57"N 98°23'14.57"E

If they don't have what you want I'm sure they will know where you should look.

Now I'm confused.

Ratsada is an east -> west road that joins the "water cannon circle" (Nam Pu circle) at its most westerly end.

Do you mean heading north from Ratsada?

Ratsada is a district, from Tesco Lotus at Bypass road direction east to Koh Sirae, up north to around Supercheap, and west to the Daihatsu on Bypassroad

OK smartarse! You know we were both talking about Ratsada Road!

Now I'm confused.

Ratsada is an east -> west road that joins the "water cannon circle" (Nam Pu circle) at its most westerly end.

Do you mean heading north from Ratsada?

Oh dear ... maybe I should have checked Google Earth for exact compass reference.. For me, with reference to that circle, taking the exit towards Kathu would be going West, taking the exit going towards the airport would be North, taking the one way route into the circle would be from the East. Just saying ...

All of which is perfectly correct.

The heading reminds me of a newspaper cutting, after a patient at a lunatic asylum broke into the laundry area and "interfered with" a worker there, before running off.

The headline was, "nut screws washers and bolts"!!

ok; best place i have found.

Coming from Kathu on the by pass road heading to the BIG lotus,

come to the traffic light, left takes you to the bypass road to the airport, right takes u to central.

GO STRAIGHT, pass the chinese temple an before the traffic lihgt u will see a shop on ur left right after the turn to the butterfly garden,

Carries the lasrgest supply of nuts an bolts on the island!!!!

ok; best place i have found.

Coming from Kathu on the by pass road heading to the BIG lotus,

come to the traffic light, left takes you to the bypass road to the airport, right takes u to central.

GO STRAIGHT, pass the chinese temple an before the traffic lihgt u will see a shop on ur left right after the turn to the butterfly garden,

Carries the lasrgest supply of nuts an bolts on the island!!!!

But you know, Phuket has google streetview?

ok; best place i have found.

Coming from Kathu on the by pass road heading to the BIG lotus,

come to the traffic light, left takes you to the bypass road to the airport, right takes u to central.

GO STRAIGHT, pass the chinese temple an before the traffic lihgt u will see a shop on ur left right after the turn to the butterfly garden,

Carries the lasrgest supply of nuts an bolts on the island!!!!

See post #2.

ok; best place i have found.

Coming from Kathu on the by pass road heading to the BIG lotus,

come to the traffic light, left takes you to the bypass road to the airport, right takes u to central.

GO STRAIGHT, pass the chinese temple an before the traffic lihgt u will see a shop on ur left right after the turn to the butterfly garden,

Carries the lasrgest supply of nuts an bolts on the island!!!!

See post #2.

OK; so; i posted from another direction. Hope u can forgive me

ok; best place i have found.

Coming from Kathu on the by pass road heading to the BIG lotus,

come to the traffic light, left takes you to the bypass road to the airport, right takes u to central.

GO STRAIGHT, pass the chinese temple an before the traffic lihgt u will see a shop on ur left right after the turn to the butterfly garden,

Carries the lasrgest supply of nuts an bolts on the island!!!!

See post #2.

OK; so; i posted from another direction. Hope u can forgive me

I don't mind at all, both directions were very clear to me, much clearer than streetview can be.

ok; best place i have found.

Coming from Kathu on the by pass road heading to the BIG lotus,

come to the traffic light, left takes you to the bypass road to the airport, right takes u to central.

GO STRAIGHT, pass the chinese temple an before the traffic lihgt u will see a shop on ur left right after the turn to the butterfly garden,

Carries the lasrgest supply of nuts an bolts on the island!!!!

See post #2.

OK; so; i posted from another direction. Hope u can forgive me

I don't mind at all, both directions were very clear to me, much clearer than streetview can be.

That is a very interesting point of view.

Have you ever tried, to go from the streetview back to the map view?

Besides, that seeing the right shop on a photo may help, not to drive around, blindfolded, and trying to locate it yourself.

That is a very interesting point of view.

Have you ever tried, to go from the streetview back to the map view?

Besides, that seeing the right shop on a photo may help, not to drive around, blindfolded, and trying to locate it yourself.

I simply find an explanation like this, or the one in post number 2, much easier to follow than any of Google's views. I even find a classic map easier than any of Google's maps.

ok; best place i have found.

Coming from Kathu on the by pass road heading to the BIG lotus,

come to the traffic light, left takes you to the bypass road to the airport, right takes u to central.

GO STRAIGHT, pass the chinese temple an before the traffic lihgt u will see a shop on ur left right after the turn to the butterfly garden,

Carries the lasrgest supply of nuts an bolts on the island!!!!

But you know, Phuket has google streetview?

The shop is called Bangkok Hardware Samkong Phuket: http://bangkokhardware.com/

(It says so just above the Captain Paint advert.)

I simply find an explanation like this, or the one in post number 2, much easier to follow than any of Google's views. I even find a classic map easier than any of Google's maps.

And I simply find an explanation like this or the one in post number 2, plus a picture like above (even if the view is from the wrong side ) or a street view link, with the picture plus the option to watch the location in map or satellite mode, much easier to follow to the last step: Parking in front of the right shop, without searching for it.

Much simpler for everyone, not familiar with the area, the description is leading to, much simpler, for everyone, who is not be able, to read Thai, or who not wanna follow the '200m from xyz' description for 1 or 2 km.

But maybe that's only me, who like to know in forehand as much as possible, where he's to go.

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even if the view is from the wrong side

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OK then :

Just look out for the yellow Captain Paint sign after the road junction on the left.

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But why still with google earth?

http://goo.gl/maps/yO1Ye

for the advantage of going back to the map view, quickly.

OK then :

Just look out for the yellow Captain Paint sign after the road junction on the left.

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