Norm of Bandersnatch wrote: > > > Stainless is sneaky, especially so when in contact with other metals. > > Practical Sailor did a anchor test a few issues ago and wrote about it. > > Crystal Spray, a Spray replica, had a stainless bobstay fitting turn to > crap inside. Many experienced seamen distrust stainless in rigging and > prefer galvanized, yet stainless use is very widespread. > > I suppose we should switch to titanium. I read some time ago that someone > had come up with a cheap way to get titanium from the sea but have not hear > anything further.
I think it must depend to a large extent on the alloys used, the installation and proper/improper contact with other metals, and the quality of the SS. I have SS rigging on my boat, now 36 years old, no troubles. I was at one time an NDT inspector and have done dye checks on it before, no troubles but of course that by itself is not a clean bill of health. Titanium is a very funny metal. When I raced bikes, I got ti spokes when they first came out. They would last during a very tough fast race, then while cooling down going slow, suddenly PING! Later I guess they changed the alloy because that became much less of a problem, but ti is notorious for 'notch fatigue'. I don't think I would trust it for that application. Galling of turnbuckles would also be a problem as ti galls easily.-Ken _______________________________________________ Liveaboard mailing list [email protected] To adjust your membership settings over the web http://www.liveaboardnow.org/mailman/listinfo/liveaboard To subscribe send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] The archives are at http://www.liveaboardnow.org/pipermail/liveaboard/ To search the archives http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected] The Mailman Users Guide can be found here http://www.gnu.org/software/mailman/mailman-member/index.html
