and we will most likely have this and others we have had before again... and again... on the list... It is February... only a few can sail. It is either too cold, or they, not me, are on land or something.. and for those who lost all those wonderful links from the other list... well here it is again..t hanks norm..
On Wed, Feb 11, 2009 at 9:04 PM, Norm of Bandersnatch < [email protected]> wrote: > > > Try: > > http://www.mcmaster.com/#brass-pipe-fittings-and-pipe/=k9gnj > > and > > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gunmetal > > > We have had this thread on the List before. Red brass is a type of bronze > called gunmetal that is suitable for use in seawater. > > > > Norm > S/V Bandersnatch > Lying Julington Creek > 30 07.695N 081 38.484W > > > > > [Original Message] > > From: Kevin Miles <[email protected]> > > To: <[email protected]> > > Date: 2/11/2009 1:56:59 PM > > Subject: Re: [Liveaboard] Galvanic corrosion > > > > Yes, > > > > It seems that bronze fittings are easy to find, but it's the bronze pipe > > nipples that failed to show up in any of my searches on this. > > > > I suppose one could buy some bronze pipe and make the nipples (pipe > threader > > needed) or pay a guy with a threader to do so. > > > > Kevin > > Puget Sound > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [email protected] > > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Norm of > > Bandersnatch > > Sent: Wednesday, February 11, 2009 9:11 AM > > To: [email protected] > > Subject: Re: [Liveaboard] Galvanic corrosion > > > > > > > > West Marine has bronze pipe fittings. > > > > Bronze has a reddish hue instead of the yellow hue of brass and is > > sometimes called "red brass". > > > > > > Norm > > S/V Bandersnatch > > Lying Julington Creek > > 30 07.695N 081 38.484W > > > > > > > > > [Original Message] > > > From: Bob Johnson <[email protected]> > > > To: Liveaboardnow <[email protected]> > > > Date: 2/10/2009 3:05:15 PM > > > Subject: [Liveaboard] Galvanic corrosion > > > > > > Norm's response to the thread on Bromine tablets in the AC strainer > > brought > > > up another related question. My Yanmar saildrive has a raw water > seacock > > > that is a machining marvel in that the seats are machined so as not to > use > > > aby gasket or o rings on the seating surfaces. The problem is that it > is > > too > > > good for the application and I can not trust it to be fully closed > because > > > of the pressure required to seat it. I'd like to replace it with a ball > > > valve but would need a short nipple to do so. Seems that bronze nipples > > are > > > not made as all I can find in the local and online chandleries is > brass. > > It > > > would appear that I'd be changing one set of problems for another. Does > > > anyone know of a source for bronze pipe? > > > > > > Bob > > > PDQ 36 > > > Peace > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > 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 > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > 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 > > > > _______________________________________________ > > 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 > > > _______________________________________________ > 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 > -- It's not about the boat it's sails or rigging. 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