Ahoy Angie,
Nice looking turnbuckles! I'm sure someone will pick them up.
By the way, I've noticed that nautical hardware often is coated to make the bronze look like stainless. Why is that? Why not simply go with pure bronze as in this example?
In the meantime, since one good turn deserves another, here is a nice hint from Larry Pardey on turnbuckles and nasty snags.
http://www.landlpardey.com/Tips/Tips_2005_June.html
Sheba Girl wanted to remind Angie and everyone that having a good seadog is like having a good bosunmate to inspect all your rigging and possible mishaps before mishaps become mishaps. "You cannot do better than having a competent seadog aboard your vessel," says Sheba.
Quote:By the way, I've noticed that nautical hardware often is coated to make the bronze look like stainless. Why is that? Why not simply go with pure bronze as in this example?
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Because stainless doesn't need constant polishing like Bronze does.
I think lots of it is "powder coated". Just like me.
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Ray, good to hear from you again. I thought you may have froze up and wouldnt thaw out till spring sometime. Glad to know you're still out there. Still building boats?
Alive and well and holed up in the boat shop.
I am currently building a CoreSound 17 from B&B Yacht designs
http://www.bandbyachtdesigns.com/cs17.htm
http://www.greatfallsboatworks.com/desig...sound.html
for a Florida Client that should be going out the door torward the end of the month and once done that I start another one for a Colorado client. And once that is out the door in early May I will be building a Walkabout by John Welsford
http://www.jwboatdesigns.co.nz/plans/wal.../index.htm for a client in Oregon.
Got my web site up and running with quite a bit of good content and still working adding more.
www.greatfallsboatworks.com
And advertising in a few different venues, most notably in Small Craft Advisor where I will be going to a 1/2 pg color add for the summer months featuring both the CoreSound 17 and John Welford's Navigator. Here is a new page I am polishing up for the Navigator, Not yet linked online for the general public, but your all welcome to peruse it .
As you can see, I have been rather busy of late, and hence why I have not posted here all too much. Also been active at quite a few boat forums such as Welsford's and others, Building up a presence across the net.
Bronze (like many metals) is highly polished to help prevent corrosion. A smooth surface does this better then a rough one. Bronze is usually plated (chrome, nickel, etc.) in the marine environment. If left natural, it will discolor to the familiar green often seen on older yachts. The density and color of the corrosion will be governed by the alloy, some weathering much better than others. Polishing the "yellow" metals on a yacht is a task that isn't welcomed. It's elbow grease followed by more of the same, for each piece on the boat. You can never get down into all the nooks and valleys so some oxidation will remain. A pretty chrome plate will solve this and last a very long time. I have 70 year old chromed bronze that looks great. Try that with chromed steel.
Ahoy Paul,
I had never thought about the difference between a smooth and a rough surface, but I can what you are saying. Yes, that does sound logical.