Hi All, There is an option worth considering instead of using metal. Bill Sylvester page on the Photo SIte: http://www.msogphotosite.com/M17thruhul.html
Bill On 6/25/08, John Fleming <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Michael Ray Wisely wrote: > > Hey Jim, > > > > Now: > > > > Here's a question for everyone out there. My M-17 #383 has the drains > that > > are attached to hoses and exit thru and under the waterline. This > concerned > > me when I first saw it, but they have appeared to work fine in the > > relatively calm conditions that I have been in so far. Any reason to > think > > it is not good the way it is? > > > > I read a lot of info on changing/re-working cockpit drains. Is there any > > reason to? > > > > > > Any thoughts? > > > If you keep the boat on the trailer and sail in fresh water, the glassed > -in aluminum tubes are probably OK for many years. My concern was > extended time in salt water. All the books I have say that bronze is > the best below-water-line metal, and that bwl through-hull should only > be bronze. My wife and I talked about putting our M-17 in a mooring, > and before I do that, I would want to change the thru-hull arrangement. > Aluminum will corrode in salt water, pit corrosion leading to eventual > failure. > > John Fleming > M-17: "Star Cross'd" > > _______________________________________________ > http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/montgomery_boats > _______________________________________________ http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/montgomery_boats
