rivetsinstock.com is one place. Joe Seafrog M-17 ----- Original Message ----- From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, November 14, 2008 7:52 PM Subject: Re: M_Boats: Loctite Blue on the boom
> > > Where do you get such wonderful stuff?? > > > > > > At your service > > Larry Pegg > > 208 249 0538 > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Joe Murphy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: For and about Montgomery Sailboats > <[email protected]> > Sent: Fri, 14 Nov 2008 1:19 pm > Subject: Re: M_Boats: Loctite Blue on the boom > > > > > > > > > > > Another alternative is to use monel rivets. Monel is tops for marine use. > Monel is probably the best metal that can be chosen for use in the marine > industry. This alloy ranks fairly high on the Galvanic Scale and is > comprised of two-thirds nickel and one-third copper. It possesses high > tensile strength (slightly less than 300 series stainless steels), is very > ductile, and it is highly resistant to corrosion from atmospheric and sea > water exposure. One of monel's best qualities is that it is most corrosion > resistant in moving sea water. There are a variety of parts that are > comprised of monel for marine use such as annular-threaded nails, screws, > nuts, bolts, props, prop shafts, even wire rope. Monel can pit if it is > exposed to long-term stagnant salt water, but very, very rarely. One > indication that monel is beginning to corrode is when a grayish-green > patina > forms on the metal's surface. However, as stated before, it is a rare > occasion to see corrosion develop on monel. > I use it for all my seizing wire applications as well. > Joe > Seafrog M-17 > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Blake Reimer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Friday, November 14, 2008 12:20 PM > Subject: Re: M_Boats: Loctite Blue on the boom > > > Myself, I am a big fan of STAINLESS STEEL pop rivets - the regular > aluminum > ones are prone to failure due to oxidation - especially in salt water. > Stainless is a little harder to install (and drill out!) but very > tenacious. > Make sure you size the length of the rivet properly so that the shank of > the > "nail" extends about 1/4" beyond the back side of the boom thickness. If > you > are using a cheap, lightweight rivet gun, you risk breaking a handle, so > be > careful. > > > Blake Reimer > M-15 IOTA > _______________________________________________ > http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/montgomery_boats > > > _______________________________________________ > http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/montgomery_boats > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/montgomery_boats _______________________________________________ http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/montgomery_boats
