Valves and galvanic action
 

On Thu, 30 Mar 2006 16:03:40 GMT, Gary wrote:

If you carefully read my post you would have noted, it was also twice as
big and wouldn't last twice as long. There is more to value than price.

You need to think.

I think he was.

The point that I heard was "penny wise, pound foolish". Bronze will
last more than twice as long, just about forever in fact. And it will
also mean never having to say I'm sorry to interested parties like
your insurance company.

Failed valves on a boat are a sinking asset.

Valves and galvanic action
 

Wayne.B wrote:
On Thu, 30 Mar 2006 16:03:40 GMT, Gary wrote:


If you carefully read my post you would have noted, it was also twice as
big and wouldn't last twice as long. There is more to value than price.

You need to think.


I think he was.

The point that I heard was "penny wise, pound foolish". Bronze will
last more than twice as long, just about forever in fact. And it will
also mean never having to say I'm sorry to interested parties like
your insurance company.

Failed valves on a boat are a sinking asset.

It wasn't a thru hull valve.

Valves and galvanic action
 

Gary babbled:

If you carefully read my post you would have noted, it was also twice
as big and wouldn't last twice as long. There is more to value than
price.

If you by them books and they eat the covers, not much you can do.

Lew

Valves and galvanic action
 

On Thu, 30 Mar 2006 23:55:57 GMT, Gary wrote:

Failed valves on a boat are a sinking asset.

It wasn't a thru hull valve.

Was it not part of your engine cooling water plumbing, and therefore
indirectly coupled to a thru hull of very large capacity?