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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 623.848
EAN: 9780071475440
Edition: 1
ISBN: 0071475443
Label: International Marine/Ragged Mountain Press
Manufacturer: International Marine/Ragged Mountain Press
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 320
Publication Date: June 21, 2006
Publisher: International Marine/Ragged Mountain Press
Studio: International Marine/Ragged Mountain Press
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“The best explanation that I have seen of corrosion on boats.”—Nigel Calder, author of Boatowner’s Mechanical and Electrical Manual
“A powerful weapon in the war against metal deterioration.”—Cruising World
Corrosion is a constant, often expensive, and sometimes dangerous problem for boaters. Moisture, salt, electrical currents, and chemicals create a potent combination that can attack the metallic (and sometimes nonmetallic) parts of your boat. Everett Collier, an expert in marine technology, details all the types of corrosion—including simple galvanic, electrochemical, and electrolytic—and explains how to identify, combat, and prevent them. The most comprehensive book on this subject, The Boatowner's Guide to Corrosion shows you how to: - Prevent corrosion with proper grounding, cathodic protection, protective coatings, and careful selection and matching of metal parts
- Protect your boat’s hull, deck gear, masts, and rigging, as well as its propulsion, electrical, plumbing, and steering systems
- Recognize and cure developing corrosion before it can damage your boat
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This is a subject most boatowners are clueless about. And when you read the book you'll realize not being educated on the subject can ask for serious trouble (even electricution from corroded wires). I thought it was basically just saltwater corroding a metal hull. What I didn't know is that there are two types of corrosion: galvanic and electrolytic. Everyone knows galvanic (a less corrosive metal corroding a more corrosive metal) but I wasn't aware that the most destructive type is electrolytic. ... Read More
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This book is a good introduction to understanding how and why corrosion occurs on a boat. It covers materials of construction in great detail with many chapters on various metals but is somewhat weak on a number of significant issues such as reference cells, measuring potentials, cathodic protection calculations and stray currents.
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This book by Mr. Collier reads like a textbook at times as it covers the theory behind corrosion. But it's not that hard and if you can get a handle on the info in this book, you'll get a handle on the corrosion on your boat and I can pretty much guarantee you that it'll save you mega headaches, mega problems and mega bucks down the road.
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