On Fri, May 08, 2009 at 03:48:41PM -0700, Stuart Reynolds wrote: > Has anyone ever thought about using Boeshield/similar for squirting > into swages, or think its a bad idea?
I'd suggest using swage lube rather than guessing. That stuff is compounded to prevent the "diesel effect" from occuring (i.e., lube igniting under high compression.) > Water tends to pool in these and generate rust. Taping them up or > filling them with caulk accelerates corrosion. I've used 5200 in some of my Norseman swages in the past; inspecting them some ten years down the road shows no corrosion. I will, however, note that the stainless steels that are available now are not what they used to be (the 300-series "marine" SSes, wire and all, are pretty much trash quality.) Giving them the absolutely best protection available may just make enough of a difference in a bad situation. -- * Ben Okopnik * Editor-in-Chief, Linux Gazette * http://LinuxGazette.NET * _______________________________________________ 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
