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Thread: Alloy boats and dissimilar metals

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    duralac is good for screws and rivets it's not cheap....DURALAC

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    Quote Originally Posted by Markgibsonr25 View Post
    copper cote?
    Never!!!!

    copper and alloy is the devil !
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    "Hunting and fishing" fucking over licenced firearms owners since ages ago.

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    Total isolation is always the best solution from a corrosion perspective but not always practical.
    next best is excluding h2O and O.
    Never use a copper type neversieze on alloy or near alloy components, it will cause the alloy to corrode.

    back in the day I used to use a green paste similar to shelac for bolting ss fasteners into cast aluminium and it was the ducks nuts....unfortunately I forget the brand at the mo.
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    to give you an idea of copper and alloy together. as a kid i powered a small radio from using copper and aluminium plats stuck in a lemon !

 

 

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