Buoy Bridal

[LadyInBed]

I thought it would be nice to replace the rusting meter of chain in the middle of my bridal with a meter of stainless 10mm short link.
Enquired at my local stainless nut and bolt supplier as to how much a meter would cost . . . £22.50 !!

I think I will paint the one I've got.

I wanted a Buoy Bridal not a Boy Bride /forums/images/graemlins/frown.gif

 

[Cornishman]

Make sure you secure it with a love knot, but even better still use a bridle instead.

 

[boatmike]

I was trying to think of a pun on "Bridal Chains" /forums/images/graemlins/laugh.gif

 

[Cornishman]

I did see a magnificent Shire Horse stallion at The Royal Cornwall Show and he had a Boy Bridle. On the other hand, if a man has divorced his wife has he broken the bridal chains?
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[BlueSkyNick]

Apart from the cosmetics, is the chain in sufficiently good condition for you not to worry at night when its blowing a hoolie outside?

Equal to the price of a decent nosh, 22.50 isnt so much, after all.

 

[NPMR]

The rust marks on our deck from the mooring chain went away when we replaced it with a new galvanised one. Not V expensive as I recall.

Not the same as a shiny s.s. one though!

 

[Clyde_Wanderer]

Or better still, try the NUT BRA on You Tube. /forums/images/graemlins/laugh.gif

 

[Eygthene]

It is not at all a good idea to mix stainless steel parts with mild steel or with galvanised parts in a mooring chain. The stainless is so much higher up the galvanic series that corrosion of the mating parts will be severe.

If you can pick up any old (half used) anodes, it is worth adding one or more anodes a few feet down from the surface, where corrosion rates are high.

A section of galvanised chain onto the foredeck keeps the deck cleaner from rust stains and is nicer to handle, but avoid any extra joins as much as possible.