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BIG YACHT NOW JUNK AFTER 6 WEEKS' USE; Sea Call's Monel Metal-Steel Hull Ruined by Electrolysis, Builders Admit. COSTLY EXPERIMENT FAILS Action of Sea Water Attributed by Metal Makers to Failure to Use Zinc Insulation. - The New York Times

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A. S. Cochran's yacht Sea Call, first ship with bottom entirely of monel metal, broken up for scrap after six weeks; interaction between steel hull and bottom caused electrolysis; other experiments with metal

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