[C320-list] Help with salt

[Ray Durand]

With our boat in Marina del Rey, we also have to deal with rust.  After
several years of fighting it, we discovered it's not what chemicals you use,
it's a choice of either washing the boat down and towel drying the stainless
after a sail or getting out the chemicals every few months.  If you dry off
the stainless after hosing it down with fresh water, we discovered there's
no (or minimal) rust.

Actually after our 60th birthdays, we decided to treat ourselves to even a
better solution.  We now have the boat professionally maintained on a weekly
basis.

Ray Durand, #822


---Original Message-----
From: c320-list-bounces at lists.catalina320.com
[mailto:c320-list-bounces at lists.catalina320.com] On Behalf Of Andrew
Santangelo
Sent: Sunday, August 16, 2009 11:50 PM
To: C320-List at Catalina320.com
Subject: [C320-list] Help with salt

Hello all,

Well Dawn Treader is experiencing something very new - salt water. The  
boat has all new zincs and after its first sail 3 weeks ago a gave her  
a quick hose down.

But...

The screws on the ladder are suddenly rusting, screws on the blocks  
are rusting, and parts on the shrouds are rusting. And now I have rust  
stains. :-(

After today's wild sail on the bay the boat got a massive hose down.  
Will this help or will I now have to accept this rusting.

Very upsetting here

Andrew
C320 "Dawn Treader"
#333

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