We are now out of the water and tucked up safely in the boat yard for the winter. This year, instead of heading straight home we are spending a couple of weeks working on a long list of boat jobs. We are giving AG a bit of love and attention, repaying her for 3 years of faithful service. One of our jobs is to replace all the skin fittings and sea cocks and here is why. This is the engine water seacock showing significant dezincification. As the name suggests over time the zinc leaches out of the bronze alloy and the colour goes from bronze to a nice pink colour. The metal also becomes very soft and brittle and then it breaks and your boat sinks.
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