Bilge drains Bonding, Corrosion and Mounting For a Westerly 22 fiberglass twin keel sailboat
On Thu, 16 Jul 2009 22:40:18 GMT, Bill Bligh
wrote:
First I bought a brass drain, then 'Oh No, brass in salt water...'
Then, Bronze.......Then, Oh, look at the one claiming to be stainless
steel.
Now, Bronze drain, Bronze hardware, WEST epoxy to seal fiberglass
penetrations and 3M 5200 as adhesive, sealant and whatever.
Bonding and corrosion are my concerns.
Perhaps, best would be to install using the Bronze and beach her
every few weeks to look for corrosion?
Does anyone have strong favorites and faith in choices for this
project?
Thanks,
Bligh (Bill) (Cptn)
5200 is the wrong thing to use for this application. You'll be sorry!
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