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To: golux
Experimental zinc anodes? These so called scientists must have majored in women's and black studies... they certainly do not know maritime or marine history.

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9 posted on 05/28/2011 4:48:15 AM PDT by LibLieSlayer ("If you lie hard enough and sell your soul... you can scam your way to the top" barack obama)
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To: LibLieSlayer

yeah no kidding, sacrificial anodes have been in use since pretty much the birth of iron ships.


10 posted on 05/28/2011 5:04:20 AM PDT by Jeff Vader
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To: LibLieSlayer

It does appear to be a sound principle, except for that reversing the corrosion part. Oil rigs use aluminum blocks and ships place zinc on their hulls for the same protection. Of course there is a risk of contamination of the soil around the site. Hello, EPA!


11 posted on 05/28/2011 5:04:55 AM PDT by Thebaddog (Shakey Jake said, " The hippies will never survive!")
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To: LibLieSlayer

Just about every sailor knows about sacrificial zincs.


13 posted on 05/28/2011 5:21:54 AM PDT by arthurus (Read Hazlitt's "Economics In One Lesson.")
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