The problem with putting aluminum that close to steel is, like everyone
else has mentioned, it corrodes faster. The reason for this is fairly
simple.
When you have two dissimilar metals in an electrolytic solution (a solution
that conducts electricity) the two metals will act like a battery. Even
plain rain water is slightly electrolytic because of the imputities in
the water. The water that you guys closer to the ocean or in
regions where they use salt on the roads will have a greater problem
because salty water is very conductive. When these two metals are
placed in the conductive solution (i.e. when your floorboards get wet),
the battery reaction proceeds and eats away at the two metals in order
to keep the reaction moving. For this reason, the metals will corrode
much faster that they normally would. To make a long story short, it
sounds like a great idea to replace the floorboards with honeycomb, but
I must agree with the others when I recommend that you use marine grade
plywood instead.
I don't know how the weather is in the rest of the land, but I'm sitting
here in shorts and a t-shirt on wishing that I didn't have to go to
class so I could play in the 80 degree weather here in central Georgia.
I hope that everyone else is having as beautiful a day as we will be
enjoying!!!!
Mike
hartley_mc@acadmn.mercer.edu
"Desperately seeking an MGA"
Date sent: 11-MAR-1997 08:51:33
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