"E. Sullivan" wrote: Re: skeg maintenance: > [snip] what should I do? I have the cable > type (Caribous S); I flush it as well as I can after salt > water contact, and try to spray WD40 up the little tube. Is > there a more effective regime? I've been reading a tome on marine corrosion, and stainless steel cable exposed to salt water is notorious for its degradation -- and sometimes from the inside out (look up "crevice corrosion" on the Web, if you want more detail). I have not run across anything in the book which is a quick fix. I'd suggest annual replacement. I know reading the book has motivated me to replace the rudder cables on my yaks every couple years. One set lasted five years. Another buddy had a set crater after about seven-eight years. All occasional, intermittent use, and stored dry between uses. -- Dave Kruger Astoria, OR *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - All postings copyright the author and not to be reproduced outside PaddleWise without author's permission Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************Received on Tue Apr 11 2000 - 15:19:30 PDT
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