On Wed, 20 Apr 2005 03:00:07 GMT, Brian Whatcott
wrote:

On Tue, 19 Apr 2005 22:38:24 -0400, Rodney Myrvaagnes
wrote:

On 19 Apr 2005 11:40:44 +0200, Ole-Hjalmar Kristensen
wrote:

This reminds me of a pretty ideal alloy for ship plating : monel.
Corrosion resistant, strong, and no need for antifouling paint, I
would think. The price would probably be prohibitive.

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Why no need for antifouling? Monel is pretty nonreactive. How would it
keep things from growing? I'd expect a grand barbacle crop quite soon.



Rodney Myrvaagnes NYC J36 Gjo/a

"Religious wisdom is to wisdom as military music is to music."


Ole has in mind the copper leachate from monel, I expect. Have
hulls been copper-clad and stood up to marine growth?

Copper clad is about the earliest antifouling. Available copper is
also the active ingredient in a lot of bottom paint.

But I don't believe the copper in monel is available. If it were, the
monel would not have its non-corrosive property.



Rodney Myrvaagnes NYC J36 Gjo/a

"Religious wisdom is to wisdom as military music is to music."