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Old 14 March 2012, 22:57   #1
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Aluminium hinges
Anyone know of a supplier of marine grade aluminium hinges?
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Old 15 March 2012, 19:56   #2
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Anyone know of a supplier of marine grade aluminium hinges?
Why not Stainless?? Alloy wont ever last as long.
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try cquip google it
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Old 17 March 2012, 16:43   #4
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Agree with Maximus. Aluminum doesn't like repeated flex.

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Need ally....it for an ally boat...don't want dissimilar metals and can't be bothered to make insulating washers. Need ally but seem quite hard to find.
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Need ally....it for an ally boat...don't want dissimilar metals and can't be bothered to make insulating washers. Need ally but seem quite hard to find.
use duralac

Duralac Anti Corrosion Paste - Purple Marine UK

i used it for years with no problems
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