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Forum: General Sailing Forum 17-01-2018, 01:32
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Posted By Jim Cate
Re: Check Your Lag Bolts And Engine Mounts

Yep, an interesting bit of practical research, and it certainly shows that electrochemistry is at large in damp wood/metal interfaces. The loss rates in his experiments were not so high as to...
Forum: General Sailing Forum 16-01-2018, 22:33
Replies: 33
Views: 6,999
Posted By Jim Cate
Re: Check Your Lag Bolts And Engine Mounts

BP, I lack your wide experience, but the shape of some of those screws is not similar to examples of crevice corrosion that I have seen. Perhaps the one that appears full (+/-) diameter but sheared...
Forum: General Sailing Forum 16-01-2018, 17:39
Replies: 33
Views: 6,999
Posted By Jim Cate
Re: Check Your Lag Bolts And Engine Mounts

Dave, as I understand it you haven't been sailing much in the past period, so maybe the bolts were still ok the last time you seriously taxed them, and they've been sitting quietly decomposing while...
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