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Bow Rail, 304 or 316
Hi all, I'm about to replace a damaged bow rail on my IP32 I have two options: 304$$ or 316$$$ Which to choose. Thanks for your opinions
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Re: Bow Rail, 304 or 316
316L has better anti
corrosion
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Re: Bow Rail, 304 or 316
Depends on how much polishing you want to do ,the 304 will discolour quicker than the 316 ,but polishing regularly is the best answer ,304 is slightly stronger than 316 ,slightly that is .⛵️⚓️
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Re: Bow Rail, 304 or 316
316, electro-polished and passivated will be much easier to live with.
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Re: Bow Rail, 304 or 316
Tanks
to all, those are the comments I needed.
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