"Sailboat Restorations, Inc." wrote: > > Someone else mentioned "rust" on weld spots on yacht hardware. I have > certainly seen plenty of examples of that. I always assumed (without > knowing) that the culprit was the welding rods used. But clearly I > overstated it in saying the ss doesn't rust (or corrode). I just spent a > small fortune on new ss fittings for a sailboat (complete rebuild). . . the > idea of it rusting sends me into hysterics. > Thanks very much, Dave. I'm learning from this, and I appreciate that. Me, too. The book surely blew me away. In addition (re: your newly installed SS hardware), there may be special installation procedures and bedding compounds developed since the copyright of the book which reduce crevice corrosion to a nonentity. Doubt cable can be protected, however. If you know how your fittings were bedded, I'd like to know, to compare with the technology extant when this book was written. There have been many advances in marine corrosion prevention since 1978, I expect. -- 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 - 18:44:48 PDT
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