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Forum: Deck hardware: Rigging, Sails & Hoisting 25-12-2017, 23:28
Replies: 33
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Posted By rbk
Re: Bronze chainplates silicone bronze or aluminum bronze

Haha! Very true. Dam you auto correct! Good catch
Forum: Deck hardware: Rigging, Sails & Hoisting 25-12-2017, 23:24
Replies: 33
Views: 12,555
Posted By rbk
Re: Bronze chainplates silicone bronze or aluminum bronze

Leaded gunmetal bronze, contains zinc, your boats going to the bottom of the harbor in short order. :peace: just kidding of course. Groco’s the same.
Forum: Deck hardware: Rigging, Sails & Hoisting 25-12-2017, 18:34
Replies: 33
Views: 12,555
Posted By rbk
Re: Bronze chainplates silicone bronze or aluminum bronze

Missed that one allow, still pretty low on the brass scale. I agree with boatpoker in the corrosion department for manganese bronze below the waterline. When you start looking at different alloys and...
Forum: Deck hardware: Rigging, Sails & Hoisting 25-12-2017, 13:28
Replies: 33
Views: 12,555
Posted By rbk
Re: Bronze chainplates silicone bronze or aluminum bronze

Manganese bronze alloys C66800, C67300, C67400 and proprietary SMM (used for props and prop shafts) contain little to no zinc so you’re generalizing a broad spectrum here. It’s like saying all...
Forum: Deck hardware: Rigging, Sails & Hoisting 25-12-2017, 12:27
Replies: 33
Views: 12,555
Posted By rbk
Re: Bronze chainplates silicone bronze or aluminum bronze

Not sure where this can from but very inaccurate and is highly dependant on the quality of the alloy. Avoid cheap alloys period. Most manganese alloys like C66800 will contain manganese, iron,...
Forum: Deck hardware: Rigging, Sails & Hoisting 22-12-2017, 14:32
Replies: 33
Views: 12,555
Posted By rbk
Re: Bronze chainplates silicone bronze or aluminum bronze

It’s a good read that can live on board. Another good one if you can find it is the cruising encyclopedia by the Dashews. Little longer and covers (a little too extensively) just about everything...
Forum: Deck hardware: Rigging, Sails & Hoisting 21-12-2017, 19:02
Replies: 33
Views: 12,555
Posted By rbk
Re: Bronze chainplates silicone bronze or aluminum bronze

To make tying it all together easier try and find some lengths of copper flat bar to use as common bud bars rather than having six miles of wire running in your bilge. On the bronze either will do,...
Forum: Deck hardware: Rigging, Sails & Hoisting 21-12-2017, 19:01
Replies: 33
Views: 12,555
Posted By rbk
Re: Bronze chainplates silicone bronze or aluminum bronze

Get Nigel Calders boat maintenance book. You’re very close but exactly correct. Too much for me to type out on my phone. To sum it up save the dynaplate for your ssb (or alternatives), bond all thru...
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