[C320-list] Shaft strut questions

[Doug Treff]

Well now you know how gelcoat tastes. :-D

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Doug Treff
doug at treff.us

On Wed, Aug 3, 2022, at 1:05 PM, WindSwept wrote:
> In case someone else thinks they have leakage at the bolts holding the 
> strut in place I want to share my findings.   What I was seeing was not 
> a salt deposit.  I brushed it off with a small stainless steel brush.  
> There was absolutely no signs of rust staining. The brushed off powder 
> did not have a salty taste.  I put one of the bigger pieces in water 
> and it did not dissolve.  Evidently Catalina sprayed gel coat over the 
> bolts, nuts and fiberglass and it stayed white while the surrounding 
> area turned a little yellowish since 1995.   The white really looked 
> like a salt residue. 
>