Galvanised washers where to get?

[Hightower]

Anyone got suggestions where I could get some value 22mm washers for my trailer.

[bedajim]

Originally Posted by Hightower

Anyone got suggestions where I could get some value 22mm washers for my trailer.

24 mm bzp any hardware shop or engineering supplies?

[Hightower]

Originally Posted by bedajim

24 mm bzp any hardware shop or engineering supplies?

That's what was on the trailer before and they've only lasted 3 years. Might just get Stainless steel ones and be done with it.

[diverbert]

whatch it with Stainless.
It could have a negative influence with the rest of the stuf no stainless!!!!
the other stuf will saccrifice.

grtz
bert

[Leapy]

Originally Posted by Hightower

That's what was on the trailer before and they've only lasted 3 years. Might just get Stainless steel ones and be done with it.

That's just what I'm doing...did some a while ago, doing the rest now :-) Not seen any negative effects

[Hightower]

Originally Posted by diverbert

whatch it with Stainless.
It could have a negative influence with the rest of the stuf no stainless!!!!
the other stuf will saccrifice.

grtz
bert

That's what I thought, was talking to someone I bumped in to down a local Boat Jumble this morning and he didn't think there would be much of a problem with Stainless.

[Leapy]

Originally Posted by Hightower

That's what I thought, was talking to someone I bumped in to down a local Boat Jumble this morning and he didn't think there would be much of a problem with Stainless.

This has been debated before...there's the theory of a problem but the reality from those who have done it is there's no problem. You pays your money...

[Searider]

Be careful with stainless on galvanised.

The galvanising in contact with the stainless will corrode quite quickly, leaving the underlying steel open to the elements - causing rust staining.

We see it all the time with galvanised chain shackled to a galvanised anchor with a stainless shackle.

[Leapy]

Originally Posted by Searider

Be careful with stainless on galvanised.

The galvanising in contact with the stainless will corrode quite quickly, leaving the underlying steel open to the elements - causing rust staining.

We see it all the time with galvanised chain shackled to a galvanised anchor with a stainless shackle.

The OP was asking about galvanised washers v stainless washers on a trailer. I've replaced all the rusty galvanised washers on my trailer with stainless ones. No rust anywhere after several years.

My experience of galvanised washers from the day job is that the galvanising process on such relatively small, low value, high volume parts is that it's variable at best and p$ss poor at worst

[Hightower]

I think the other thing to consider is that a trailer will only be in the water for a short amount of time, doesn't electrolisis have something to do with disimilar metals corroding?