Sailboat Restorations, Inc. wrote: > > 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, stainless steel rusts badly in a KAYAKING marine environment. I have all sorts of stainless steel things I can show you with considerable rust and corrosion. My sheath knife, fittings for sailing, etc. Also aluminum unless of marine grade or heavily anondized will also pit or corrode. This ain't from no tome. ralph > 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/ > *************************************************************************** -- ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Ralph Diaz . . . Folding Kayaker newsletter PO Box 0754, New York, NY 10024 Tel: 212-724-5069; E-mail: rdiaz_at_ix.netcom.com "Where's your sea kayak?"----"It's in the bag." ----------------------------------------------------------------------- *************************************************************************** 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 - 15:58:00 PDT
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