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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