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Old 10-07-2016, 09:44 PM   #30
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Originally Posted by MurrayM View Post
Couple questions:

a) "if" water stays out of the hull it won't corrode, right?

b) if water did, would the stainless last longer than regular rebar?

The big issue is that the re bar expands and the water continues to follow the steel.. which causes the plaster to spall.

They are interesting hulls.. and this one looks like a good example. Insurance is the biggest gamble buying a ferro boat.
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