My buddy's dredge hit a buried cable last year because the sonar feed lagged. The old hand on deck yelled to cut power a full second before the alarm finally went off. Said he felt the whole hull shudder wrong through his boots. They still talk about that in the break room.

My old loops were full of "i" and "j" too.

That mineral spirits shake is a classic move.

But what made you pick it up in the first place?

Totally agree about checking the other bolts. Might even be worth replacing them all at once with stainless to save future hassle. Learned that the hard way after my second one snapped a month later.