That's interesting. What tome is this? I have the Caribou, as well, so I am a bit concerned. But I have been working on sailboats for many years, and I have never heard it said that ss exposed to salt water "is notorious for its degradation." Quite the contrary, I have always understood that ss is one of the best substances to use in a marine environment, second only to bronze, and preferable to bronze where certain types of strength are required. Indeed, most modern sailboats use little or no bronze, and use ss for most everything. For example, most sailboats use ss prop shafts. These are actually *under* the water all the time, and they generally last a very very very long time. I'm not suggesting you (or the tome) are wrong, I would just like to learn a little more about the context and the actual point that the book in question is making. Thanks. Mark L. > >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. *************************************************************************** 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 - 15:41:43 PDT
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