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Forum: Construction, Maintenance & Refit

12-11-2019, 22:55

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When does stainless steel surface corrosion/pitting become a structural issue?

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Posted By teneicm

Re: When does stainless steel surface corrosion/pitting become a structural issue?

We ended up replacing both our rudder posts. Here's one of the old posts sliced through at one of the corroded areas so you can see how deep it goes. That's not to say that a different cross-section...

Forum: Construction, Maintenance & Refit

20-06-2019, 18:20

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When does stainless steel surface corrosion/pitting become a structural issue?

Views: 7,356

Posted By teneicm

Re: When does stainless steel surface corrosion/pitting become a structural issue?

Yeah, it's the not knowing just how bad it is that's the issue. If we were just coastal cruising I might chance it but as we're gearing up to go across the Indian Ocean next year, I don't think it's...

Forum: Construction, Maintenance & Refit

20-06-2019, 05:34

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When does stainless steel surface corrosion/pitting become a structural issue?

Views: 7,356

Posted By teneicm

When does stainless steel surface corrosion/pitting become a structural issue?

So we recently dropped the rudder to replace a lower bearing. Noticed some areas of corrosion and pitting on the stainless steel (316?) rudderstock. This area is just above where the stock exits...

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