Thinking of buying a Wanderer
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Topic: Thinking of buying a Wanderer
Posted By: wanderer101
Subject: Thinking of buying a Wanderer
Date Posted: 25 Oct 20 at 7:36am
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Hi All, I am thinking of buying a Wanderer and have found a possible candidate. It needs some work in general to tidy it up but the one thing that worries me slightly is that I see evidence of rust inside the boat coming through the GRP from the lower right hand shroud screw. Would I be right to worry or is there nothing to be concerned at here?  ------------- Richard |
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Posted By: Old bloke
Date Posted: 25 Oct 20 at 8:24am
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Short answer is dont worry about it.
Stainless steel is really less staining steel and its common to get a little rust staining. Its a 10 minute job to remove the fitting, then clean and/or replace as required |
Posted By: NicolaJayne
Date Posted: 25 Oct 20 at 11:02am
and a common problem with stainless fittings and rust is poor attention ot detail with regard to the same grades of stainless being used - mixing a2 and A4 (304 and 316) can lead to some interesting outcomes |
Posted By: Sam.Spoons
Date Posted: 26 Oct 20 at 9:58am
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IME A2 is not good in seawater* but is fine in fresh, if somebody has bought 'stainless steel' fixings from B&Q, Screwfix or Toolstation to replace something on the boat they will probably be A2 (Toolstation stainless fixings are definitely A2 and are very cheap but it's a limited range of sizes). * Actually A2 is usable in seawater if you rinse in fresh water after sailing but will rust if you don't, A4 is much better. ------------- Spice 346 "Flat Broke" Blaze 671 "supersonic soap dish" |
Posted By: whitsundays
Date Posted: 07 Dec 20 at 12:49pm
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Look what I found for you. https://www.getmyboat.com.au/journal/how-to/tips-to-avoid-stainless-steel-corrosion-on-boats/. Take a few minutes to read this. I am sure this article will help you out. ------------- Whitsundays Yacht Charters |