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Re: stainless vs aluminum

Posted By: Chiles
Date: Wednesday, 26 April 2006, at 1:57 p.m.

In Response To: stainless vs aluminum (matt)

This could go on for ever, but to make a long story short.... USCG will not approve a stainless tank on a charter boat. Aluminum is cheaper and easier to work with, but there are coorosion concerns and etching with ethenol. Unless you have a huge budget, stainless has it's own weaknesses, called crevice corrosion. New vynlester fiberglass tanks don't have either of these issues, but will be very, very expensive, even compared to stainless.

Does this sum it up?

Chiles

Messages In This Thread

stainless vs aluminum
matt -- Wednesday, 26 April 2006, at 1:00 p.m.

Re: stainless vs aluminum
Chiles -- Wednesday, 26 April 2006, at 1:57 p.m.

SS Tanks *LINK*
zerocavity -- Wednesday, 26 April 2006, at 3:03 p.m.

Re: SS Tanks
Carl -- Wednesday, 26 April 2006, at 3:44 p.m.

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bob fioresi -- Wednesday, 26 April 2006, at 8:47 p.m.

Re: SS Tanks
Russ Pagels,NC -- Thursday, 27 April 2006, at 9:05 a.m.

Re: SS Tanks
Mark S -- Thursday, 27 April 2006, at 9:57 a.m.

Re: SS Tanks
Chiles -- Thursday, 27 April 2006, at 10:31 a.m.

Re: SS Tanks
Mark S -- Thursday, 27 April 2006, at 11:07 a.m.

Re: SS Tanks
Capt. Dave Kosh -- Thursday, 27 April 2006, at 12:32 p.m.

Re: SS Tanks
Chiles -- Thursday, 27 April 2006, at 5:01 p.m.

Re: SS Tanks
frank price -- Friday, 28 April 2006, at 7:54 p.m.

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Capt. Dave Kosh -- Monday, 1 May 2006, at 10:27 a.m.

Re: SS Tanks
bob fioresi -- Thursday, 27 April 2006, at 6:16 p.m.

Re: SS Tanks
Russ Pagels,NC -- Thursday, 27 April 2006, at 6:31 p.m.

Re: stainless vs aluminum
DOUG -- Thursday, 27 April 2006, at 6:37 p.m.

Re: stainless vs aluminum
Vic Roy -- Thursday, 27 April 2006, at 6:56 p.m.

Re: stainless vs aluminum
Kevin Saer -- Thursday, 27 April 2006, at 10:00 p.m.

Re: stainless vs aluminum
JohnD -- Friday, 28 April 2006, at 9:19 a.m.

Re: stainless vs aluminum *LINK*
Peter -- Sunday, 30 April 2006, at 7:45 a.m.