No way it was antimony. That is an alloying metal. They use it in keels to give it a little more strength than pure Lead. Most likely it was stainless, and could have chewed up the threads in the turnbuckle barrel. Stainless on stainless should be lubed with Tefgel, stainless with bronze Tefgel is fine, (thaty what I use) but probably any water resistant Grease works.
Bill Coleman On Thu, Mar 25, 2021, 6:58 PM Len Mitchell via CnC-List < cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > I would be interested to know if salt vs fresh water changes the life span > of stainless rigging and I suspect it does. My rig looks and functions like > new but it has always been in fresh water. Additionally, boats are out of > the water 6 months a year in the north. > > I had a 1981 C&C 36KCB that was dismasted due to the threads on the > backstay bolt failing. It’s the double ended bolt. Someone told me it was > made of antimony but I have no way of confirming that. I should write > something about the dismasting because it didn’t play out as expected or > as described by others. > > As long as the fittings aren’t seized and the hardware looks good inspect > it, do a dye test on the fittings and worry about something else. > > Having had an issue with the backstay bolt replace it if there is any > question! Mine was worn more than I knew. > > > Len Mitchell > > S/V Crazy Legs > > 1989 C&C 37+ > > Midland On. > > > Sent from my iPad > Thanks to all of the subscribers that contributed to the list to help with > the costs involved. If you want to show your support to the list - use > PayPal to send contribution -- https://www.paypal.me/stumurray Thanks > - Stu
Thanks to all of the subscribers that contributed to the list to help with the costs involved. If you want to show your support to the list - use PayPal to send contribution -- https://www.paypal.me/stumurray Thanks - Stu
