[C320-list] Shaft strut questions

[WindSwept]

Not much taste.  Maybe a little bitter. 

> On Aug 4, 2022, at 1:23 PM, Doug Treff <doug at treff.us> wrote:
> 
> Well now you know how gelcoat tastes. :-D
> 
> --
> 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. 
>>