Watch out for rust staining on stainless fittings

[john_morris_uk]

I went to replace the snap carabiners that we use on the davit wires to hoist our tender up. I went to tighten the shackle and this happened. A reminder not to ignore rust staining. It isn’t always merely cosmetic.

 

[mjcoon]

I went to replace the snap carabiners that we use on the davit wires to hoist our tender up. I went to tighten the shackle and this happened. A reminder not to ignore rust staining.
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Is it more fun than watching paint (or nth coat of varnish) dry?

 

[john_morris_uk]

Is it more fun than watching paint (or nth coat of varnish) dry?

It would’ve been more exciting had our dinghy fallen off the davits when we were mid-Atlantic! But not the excitement we were looking for.
I’ve edited my OP just for you.

 

[benjenbav]

I went to replace the snap carabiners that we use on the davit wires to hoist our tender up. I went to tighten the shackle and this happened. A reminder not to ignore rust staining. It isn’t always merely cosmetic.
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Looking at the way the bolt has failed, I wonder if the cause was sea water trapped between the two faces of the thread - over a period of some years?

 

[john_morris_uk]

Looking at the way the bolt has failed, I wonder if the cause was sea water trapped between the two faces of the thread - over a period of some years?

Quite likely. I might try some sealant/thread lock to keep the water out.

 

[Wansworth]

I had alittle Macwester double ended and found after a year the stainlesssteel machine screws holding on the rudder where actually just the heads holding on by a thin film of metal with the core completely gone

 

[Bodach na mara]

I had alittle Macwester double ended and found after a year the stainlesssteel machine screws holding on the rudder where actually just the heads holding on by a thin film of metal with the core completely gone

What's wrong with that? Any RN Dockyard would fix that with some super glue.

 

[Wansworth]

Like wot they fix the aircraft carriers

 

[RunAgroundHard]

Thanks for posting. It is indeed easy to dismiss as light staining, just surface discolouration.

I would be more worried about the 1858 lead line surveys! (-;

 

[AngusMcDoon]

I would be more worried about the 1858 lead line surveys! (-;

... and how much of the local rum the surveyors had imbibed the night before to describe Ronde Island as 'ronde'.

 

[john_morris_uk]

Thanks for posting. It is indeed easy to dismiss as light staining, just surface discolouration.

I would be more worried about the 1858 lead line surveys! (-;

The coral has probably grown a bit since then….!
I’ll post another thread about the charting and a frequent question I pose to YM candidates.

 

[freespiritdavid]

Looks like the shackles and clips Lidl sell

 

[john_morris_uk]

Looks like the shackles and clips Lidl sell

Except they weren’t.

 

[LittleSister]

Like wot they fix the aircraft carriers

No, if I remember correctly they reserve the cost and complexity of that technology for nuclear submarines!