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An interesting point, Alanglois. I would think you'd want to paint the log interiors as well the next time you have the shafts and rudders out. The problem, of course, is prepping those areas to accept and hold paint. We're using the Farrow System of low-pressure blasting, but I don't see how even that system could remove Al2O3 from inside the old logs.
On our 46 we're going to cut out and replaced the rudder logs with new, and I intend to epoxy in a delrin bushing that's sized for the new SS rudder shafts. That should completely encapsulate the Al.
I'm not sure how we'll deal with the shaft logs...
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