On Wed, 02 Mar 2005 10:21:49 +0000, pietro wrote:

thanks to everybody!

I’d like to repair a quite wrecked wooden boat (I got her as a present);
many screws were missed along the keel; the boat is for recreational
activities; I’m living in countryside and therefore I’ll have to tow her
with my car to the see; I don’t intend to leave her in the water all the
time; I’m looking for an arrangement; what about brass screws?

Never use brass on a boat.

Brass has zinc and copper in it. These two react in the presence of an
electrolyte (e.g., salt water or even moist salty air) turning the zinc
into zinc oxide (a structurally weak white powder) with copper around it.
Overall this weakens the brass so badly that it will just about fall apart.

Nickel plated zinc is another material that should never be used on a
boat, for similar reasons. For some reason, a lot of cheap boats use
nickel plated zinc fittings.

--Mac