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(Richard Casady) wrote in
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How come stainless cable is more than six times as costly as
galvanized, yet nobody uses the galvanized. Stainless the same size
has about 80% of the breaking strength. Galvanized is what they guy
power poles with.

Casady


Same reason they're using Chrome-plated winches and windlasses that cost 10
times what one painted haze grey costs.....VANITY....

Why are fiberglass boats loaded up with WOOD you have to constantly sand
and varnish that rots so easily, when we have some space-age plastics you
can't destroy in 24,000 years??! Same idea.....

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