We've had some new stories of tang failures and wire/fitting failures along with some older failure stories that came up again.
Do any of you use wd40 on your parts to disperse water? As I understand it, that's what it's original purpose was, hence the "wd".
I have done this sometimes, but not always. I really don't know if it's considered a "best practice" or not.
I'm sure it's probably not real friendly to fiberglass, especially where it could penetrate around tangs and such.
Edited by tnell on Aug 06, 2017 - 09:45 PM.
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Posted: Aug 06, 2017 - 09:38 PM
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Posted: Aug 06, 2017 - 11:51 PM
Hmmm, I don't know, isn't wd40 a petroleum based product? May hurt things in the long run.
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Posted: Aug 07, 2017 - 08:02 AM
wd40 is not petroleum based - i think it is actually fish oil based (but not sure if that is accurate)
It doubt will not hurt your gelcoat - but i also don't think it will do anything to avoid corrosion where it counts
tangs and stay anchors break where there is a lack of oxygen (at least for me) - every one of my tang / anchor failures (3 so far) has occurred where they are covered in glue/glass and no product could ever get inside to help
I think the best thing you can do is:
wash your boat after use
dry off and cover
be pro active with your stays/ if you have a boat where the stay anchors are accessible, i would replace every few years
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Posted: Aug 07, 2017 - 08:26 AM
It's not really fish oil based, although that's a common belief. But for some strange reason my dogs like to lick it up. I sprayed some on a yard art windmill and they were all over the drippings. I'm sure it's not the best for them but what can you do?
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Posted: Aug 07, 2017 - 08:51 AM
A quick google search confirm this - and despite what i had heard - it DOES contain petroleum
50% "aliphatic hydrocarbons". The manufacturer's website claims this ratio in the current formulation cannot accurately be described as Stoddard solvent, a similar mixture of hydrocarbons.[13]
https://wd40.com/cool-stu…s-legends-fun-facts#fish
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Posted: Aug 07, 2017 - 09:01 AM
Yeah, MN3, that's what I looked at yesterday. I think some fishermen would swear to catching more fish with it though!
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Posted: Aug 07, 2017 - 09:06 AM
I JUST saw a website with 100's of uses for it
they swore it was safe to consume, and use on all sorts of food items .... GLAD i didn't try any of them lol -
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Posted: Aug 07, 2017 - 08:49 PM
Something about this has me LMAO. Thanks tnell.
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