[TheForge] Walter Scadden Workshop on Marine Hardware at FurnaceTown

Ralph E Douglass [email protected]
Mon Apr 5 21:40:00 2004


H and P Foster wrote:
> 
> Thanks Bill,
> 
> That is a good idea for the balls, I never would have thought of that.  Do
> you think the mild steel would be strong enough.  I would be worried about
> the arms perhaps bending, but then 3/4" is pretty strong and for my boat of
> 20 feet and 1400 pounds, probably strong enough.
> 
> Thanks for sharing
> 
> Harry
Why wouldn't mild be good enough? Wrought was used exclusively for quite
a long time. 

Ralph


                                                        
					
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