On Mon, 21 Apr 2008 10:20:19 -0400, Gene Kearns
wrote:

On Mon, 21 Apr 2008 02:02:20 GMT, Short Wave Sportfishing penned the
following well considered thoughts to the readers of rec.boats:

|On Sun, 20 Apr 2008 18:49:19 -0700 (PDT),
|wrote:
|
|Went to Ace and bought some US made ones. They cost a lot
|more but I know they are real SS.
|
|Test them with a magnet. Real SS isn't magnetic.
|
|If it's magnetic, it's probably imported.

It might be slightly magnetic, if it is a 400 or 600 series
(martensitic) stainless. (Example: 440C-Buck knife blade.)

Good point.

Fasteners, though, should probably be a 300 series and be
non-magnetic, since the 400 series is less resistant to corrosion.

Well, I have not had good luck with magnetic stainless - rusts
eventually and has to be replaced.