RE: [Cal_Boats] Refastening stainless hardware to aluminum mast (Chris)
Chris, I believe that anhydrous lanolin is the generic name for Lanocote.
As I've always said, there is nothing quite like tenacious anhydrous lanolin.
Was this the stuff also mentioned for keeping props clean?
Cheers
Charlie
From: Ca… [at] yahoogroups.com [mailto:Ca… [at] yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Chris Campbell
Sent: Monday, January 23, 2006 11:15 AM
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Subject: Re: [Cal_Boats] Refastening stainless hardware to aluminum mast
John Raxter ~~~~~_/)~~~~ wrote:
Buy a small canister of "lanocote" at west marine or your favorite chandlery. For less than 10 bucks you will have a lifetime supply. (G)
In response to suggestions on this list or the Seafarer list, I went to my local pharmacist and bought a small container of anhydrous lanolin, for the same purpose.
I just used it on my truck rack. It's an oak frame on the back of my pickup, for carrying the kayak, the sailboat booms, etc. I've got it braced with aluminum bar stock and fastened with stainless machine screws. Those of you who know Michigan will know that the metals are exposed to a salt-water environment for 4-5 months per year, and that the salt water flies at highway speeds. When I rebuilt the rack for the new used truck, there ewas some corrosion where the stainless contacted the aluminum. I used lanolin there this time.
We'll see what happens. It's extremely viscous, especially in the cold weather that I was working in (ca. 30° F.) and quite tenacious.
Chris Campbell
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