"Marty" wrote in message
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hpeer wrote:


Properly cared for galvanized will out last steel, take an old boat
restoration class or two, ignore Wilbur/Neal, he knows nothing about
boats.

Cheers
Martin

Bernard Boitessier rigged Joshua with galvanized wire and wood poles.
Worked for him. Not exactly light or pretty but worked.

Indeed, check out the great sailing vessels of the end of the 19th century
and early 20th, some of which are still plying the seas.

They were not yachts so there was no objection to coating the wires
frequently with Stockholm tar to prevent corrosion.
Anyway stainless steel was only invented around WW1 time

On Tue, 10 Feb 2009 11:53:06 +0100, "Edgar"
wrote:

Anyway stainless steel was only invented around WW1 time

One of the very first applications was tubes for a Naval gun. Today
you can get any number of different guns made entirely from the stuff.
[ give or take the handles, traditionally wood.]

Casady