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Avoiding corrosion from stainless cleat on aluminum "tinnie"

I WANT TO PUT A STAINLESS CLEAT ON THE FRONT OF MY TINNIE, BUT I AM BIT WORRIED ABOUT CORROSION BETWEEN THE CLEAT AND THE ALUMINIUM. IS THERE ANY PRODUCT I CAN USE TO PUT UNDERNEATH THE CLEAT OR ON THE BOLTS TO STOP CORROSION.
CHEERS
ADAM

ADAM LANEYRIE
FISHERMAN - QLD, AUSTRALIA
November 9, 2008

Hi, Adam. The best protection is no metallic path. If you are able to put plastic or gasket material in a way that keeps the bolts from metallic contact with the aluminum, that would be ideal. But this particular galvanic corrosion problem should not be a severe one anyway. Good luck.

Regards,

Ted Mooney, P.E.
Striving to live Aloha
finishing.com - Pine Beach, New Jersey
November 14, 2008

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