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From: Glenn Williams (no email)
Date: Sun Jul 03 2005 - 21:08:24 EDT
Ron Rogers said: <<<<<Even type 316 SS, deprived of oxygen and buried
in a moist wooden plank it going to erode.
On the otherhand, some manufacturers make their boats with SS rudders,
shafts, and propellers. Maybe they get exposed to oxygen by the turbulence
created by the prop.>>>>>
...and he was right.
I know because I had a perfect example when a 3/8 inch 316 stainless steel
lag screw failed in my rudder stuffing box.
Lack of oxygen is the answer and FYI take a peek at:
http://www.corrosion-doctors.org/Localized/Crevice.htm
Cheers
Glenn Williams
"Stirling" Universal 41
Port Phillip, Australia
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