Comments on: Montserrat – Under the Volcano

By: annie

annie — Sun, 20 Mar 2016 19:58:28 +0000

And so many bits to go wrong…. but then the joy of a visit to the chandlery to look for new bits xx
Ps I can never remember if it’s chandlery or chandlers.

By: annie

annie — Sun, 20 Mar 2016 19:55:45 +0000

In reply to Annie. They do take time but I hope to put them, and Hugh's blog, into a book to look back on in our dotage and to be cherished by our grandchildren (ie. binned) xx

By: annie

annie — Sun, 20 Mar 2016 19:53:11 +0000

In reply to Mark Stanley. Interesting stuff Stan. I'll pass it on to Hugh. The sax is showing no signs of rust, perhaps because it is not appearing from the safety of its case very often x

By: Mark Stanley

Mark Stanley — Sun, 20 Mar 2016 11:34:42 +0000

Re Hugh’s blog about rusting. One of the projects in my first job as a junior metallurgist involved salt water corrosion testing. Non techies stop reading now…. I seem to remember that stainless steel has an oxide coating that protect the underlying metal. It’s slightly porous so you can get a bit of rust coming though that’s easily polished off. Titanium’s better ( but v prIcey). Aluminium is terrible in salt water, and magnesium would be powder before you left harbour.

How’s your sax doing ?

By: Annie

Annie — Fri, 18 Mar 2016 19:00:31 +0000

Annie, it must take you ages to put these blogs together. I’m far too lazy although I do keep a diary whenever I’m travelling.

By: Peter Baylis

Peter Baylis — Fri, 18 Mar 2016 18:59:00 +0000

Very interesting. We have sailed past Montserrat but not visited. And yes – I agree that boat bits breaking is an inherent problem. It applies even on well founded boats like ours.