Letter 11003

Compatibility of types of screws and nails (s/s vs. galvanized etc) 

I am renailing a wooden vessel in brackish water of the Chesapeake Bay. What type of nail or screw is compatable with galvanized fasteners?

Jack Russell
Skipjack Tours Inc - Piney Point, Maryland

Galvanized.

Tom Pullizzi Platronica.com Falls Township, PA

I know nothing of wood boats, but I do know zinc and saltwater, and I would be surprised if a galvanized nail or fastener lasted long. Why not stainless steel throughout?

Ted Mooney, P.E.  finishing.com Brick, New Jersey

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