re: stainless hardware: more info

[C1J1Miller@aol.com]

Read a good article in the June 1997 "Sail" magazine on use of stainless
steel hardware.  It goes through the different stainless steel types (alloy
compositions) and has a few recommendations.  Use 300-series stainless for
hose clamps. (316 preferred)  Cheaper 400-series stainless steel screws are
often used, which can be detected by the fact that they will be strongly
magnetic.  The better grades are not magnetic or not strongly magnetic.  I
know that in my car, the screws on various hose clamps are in poor shape;
I'll be returning the replacement clamps I just bought to Pep Boys and buying
me some marine hardware.

Chris Miller
Windham, New Hampshire
'91 200q
'86 4000csq (for sale!)
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