[C320-list] Strut

[Arthur Miller]

Bruce,   Just curious, are you on a marina dock..  Last time I saw a sever case of attack on a strut the owner found problems with dock piers and how they were grounded..... Stray currents.
Art.  #680

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On Nov 26, 2013, at 1:22 PM, Bruce Heyman <bruceheyman at cox.net> wrote:

> I just cleaned it up with a wire wheel.  Lots of pink which means all that is left in that area is copper.  Not happy.  I'm putting it back together but adding a round zinc on both sides.
> 
> Bruce Heyman
> (949) 289-8400
> 
> JJ Morrison <sail-ability at sympatico.ca> wrote:
> 
>> Mine isn't bonded.JohnM1999#574
>> 
>>> From: bruceheyman at cox.net
>>> To: C320-List at Catalina320.com
>>> Date: Tue, 26 Nov 2013 09:25:46 -0800
>>> Subject: [C320-list] Strut
>>> 
>>> I'm in the shipyard getting a failed cutlass bearing replaced.  Really wish
>>> they had used a more sustainable bearing as these seem to wear out way too
>>> quickly.  My strut is showing signs of galvanic corrosion and I was
>>> wondering if anyone knows if it is bonded or not.  I looked inside where the
>>> strut bolt would normally be inside the boat but it is covered up by the
>>> water pump for our Air Conditioner system.  Anyone know if it is bonded.
>>> I'm thinking of adding a zinc to the strut to prevent further corrosion.
>>> 
>>> Thoughts?
>>> 
>>> Thanks,
>>> 
>>> Bruce
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> Bruce Heyman
>>> 
>>> <mailto:bruceheyman at cox.net> bruceheyman at cox.net
>>> 
>>> (949) 289-8400
>>> 
>>> Somerset #671 Dana Point, CA
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
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