tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37035807.post3571308344743315187..comments2023-07-26T08:59:24.256-05:00Comments on My Farrier F-22 trimaran boat build: Test fit of daggerboard cheek blockGKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06292931946454267894noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37035807.post-45534263721056065512008-02-18T22:44:00.000-05:002008-02-18T22:44:00.000-05:00Thanks for the thought about the Starboard plastic...Thanks for the thought about the Starboard plastic thickness. I take your point there Mr.anonymous. Luckily I'm in no rush to seal the assembly up as I have no main hull yet. I have some time to think about it and quite possibly just make everything out of 316 S.S. I just sealed up the daggerboard halves yesterday and today.GKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06292931946454267894noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37035807.post-14355784820664238982008-02-18T22:03:00.000-05:002008-02-18T22:03:00.000-05:00Unless you've used plastic bushings through the pa...Unless you've used plastic bushings through the parts, the screw body itself will conduct electricity and be a path for corrosion.<BR/><BR/>Also, unless the Starboard is very thin, its thickness will put the block screws in bending. As that's a highly-loaded block, that would be a potential point of failure.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com