steel

I posted a thread a little over a month ago as I was preparing to dig into the main salon bulkhead on my Ericson 35 MkII where a poorly bedded chainplate left a dangerous situation and am grateful for the advice I got then from this wonderful site... I have cut a piece of white oak to scarf in...

I'm running my reefing lines into the cockpit and want to find someone who already has knowledge about stainless steel toggles (see link) and whether they are applicable to deck oranizers and clutches. The toggle is rigid one piece u-shaped channel that has removable plastic handles that...

JOWI MODEL 2 BOAT CRADLE- (Lake Michigan) The cradle is in Racine, WI. My boat came with the cradle but now I have moved my boat to Lake Ontario and I'm looking at selling this very nice cradle for a deal. Right now its adjusted for a 38-200 Ericson. Its 2 years old and holds a...

I am cleaning out some older sailing gear. I had bought this for another smaller boat and found it to be too large for my purposes on that boat. Stailess steel roller furler with fairlead, wire, turnbuckle and top swivel. Drum diameter is 4.5 inches. Not sure of manufacturer, maybe somebody will...

Does the discoloration that occurs when welding stainless steel affect its anti-corrosive properties? The reason I ask is that in rebuilding my boom I am eliminating the pop-rivet method of attaching the internal bails and going with a 1/4" machine screw. In welding a 1/4" nut on the back of the...

Atomic 4 wasn't taken care of by previous owner and a leak in the side plate rusted out the steel engine bed. Now I have to take out the remaining bed and build new ones. Has anyone been this fortunate? I am fairly good with epoxy but starting a job like this is totally new to me. I have all...

I had a request for the info on my new hand rails so here's the scoop. Let me start by saying … I hate varnishing … for me it has no socially redeeming qualities. All varnishing does, is take away from otherwise perfectly good sailing days. Sure it looks nice … for about two days. Then...

74 35 II # 325 the port steel aft cockpit deck steel support is almost rusted thru. i would like to replace it. the top L is screwed to the deck, but where it meets the hull its just a mass of rust and has fiberglass fabric over it. there is only about 1/8 " of the bar left. has anybody...

My boat came with an alcohol stove, and it was surrounded by a thin sheet of stainless steel. Is it necessary to leave it in there for a propane stove, or is it just there to catch burning dripping alcohol before it sets fire to the plywood? Gareth Freyja E35 #241 1972

After removing all the through deck connections { u-bolts}I found that the rust had started to attach the threads at the very top where the deck seal is located, just about 1/2 inch into yhe deck. this is classic crevice corrosion, oxygen starviation. Al;though this was cosmetic, the metal was...