You can see some pics of my bolts during the keel rebedding:
<http://www.wbryant.com/StellaBoat/hauls/0811/index.htm> I definitely
had salt water intrusion -- 1/4" salt crystals under the cabin sole
around the bolts. Also, the bolt under the mast goes through a sealed
'crash bulkhead' that was flooded. Checking the bolt integrity was the
main reason for dropping the keel.
The bolts were in perfect shape. Whew. I don't know how long it actually
takes for destructive crevice corrosion in salt water, but have a
feeling it depends on the quality of the stainless steel.
Wal
Dave Godwin wrote:
That’s comforting, believe me. When you say the “forward keel bolt was leaking”
can I take that to mean that you had salt-water intrusion into your bilge?
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