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ambo
10-09-2006, 09:58 PM
is there any problem with fixing aluminium plate onto fibreglass.

im putting a baitboard on and im using ali plate as mounting material

just thought there might be a corosion problem .

i dont really know was considering rubber gasket for sealing also


ray sunshine coast

Roughasguts
11-09-2006, 01:17 AM
If your using Ally plate then Stainless steel screws, or bolts with nylon lock nuts be better, to mount it.
Then your going to have a corosion problem.

It will be that white salty looking stuff thats hard to get off.

Best use Stainless all round.

wayneoro
11-09-2006, 06:08 AM
mate if there was a problem there would be no alum #::) boats and we all use s/s fittings cheers

Roughasguts
11-09-2006, 07:21 PM
mate if there was a problem there would be no alum #::) boats and we all use s/s fittings # #cheers

Sorry to offend.
Don't get me wrong there will be no problem, structually, for some time.
But once you mix a more knoble metal SS, to a less knoble metal Ally.

There will be corosion in the less knoble metal, in time.

ambo
12-09-2006, 08:41 PM
thanks for the feedback guys . price is reason for using ali

but ill be using stainless bolts to secure the base plate

cheers ray