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Forum: Deck hardware: Rigging, Sails & Hoisting 19-02-2017, 08:58
Replies: 52
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Posted By Pauls
Re: Galvanized or Stainless Steel Rigging?

Coal tar epoxy is retail available in the US and Canada. Two suppliers I am faimliar with are Progressive Epoxy Polymers and Wasser. There are probably many more.
Forum: Deck hardware: Rigging, Sails & Hoisting 18-02-2017, 09:02
Replies: 52
Views: 16,955
Posted By Pauls
Re: Galvanized or Stainless Steel Rigging?

Hi Jim

Good post. And I generally agree with your points. However, I consider two rigging failures to be two too many. Some rigging points can fail and the rig can survive, but there are others...
Forum: Deck hardware: Rigging, Sails & Hoisting 17-02-2017, 18:11
Replies: 52
Views: 16,955
Posted By Pauls
Re: Galvanized or Stainless Steel Rigging?

Hi Jim,

For me the greatest attraction of galv rigging is reliability and longevity. it is a fact that stainless corrodes when exposed to chlorides and that stress accelerates its corrosion. ...
Forum: Deck hardware: Rigging, Sails & Hoisting 26-01-2016, 22:15
Replies: 52
Views: 16,955
Posted By Pauls
Re: Galvanized or Stainless Steel Rigging?

Hi Snow Petrel,

Paint over galv is recognized as being very helpful. Industry has a LOT of experience here. Yeah, I like Brent's boats and his general approach to a lot of things. He is...
Forum: Deck hardware: Rigging, Sails & Hoisting 20-01-2016, 17:17
Replies: 52
Views: 16,955
Posted By Pauls
Re: Galvanized or Stainless Steel Rigging?

Several of the posters above have mentioned the reliability of galv wire and it is true. If you want a truly long lived rig galv is the way to do it. 100 years ago galv wire was parceled and served...
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