[C320-list] Strut

[Pat Ireland]

Our strut has a dome shaped zinc on each side.  Gets replaced about once
each year.  Pat, 801

On Tue, Nov 26, 2013 at 2:34 PM, Arthur Miller <millers1 at aol.com> wrote:

> 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
>
> Sent from my iPad
>
> 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
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>
>