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Re: Material: Magnetic hatch closures
By:Joe Wuts
Date: 2/10/2009, 3:00 pm
In Response To: Re: Material: Magnetic hatch closures (sam McFadden)

: Joe,

: I agree with Rob. The only benefit to adding zinc powder would come if you
: intended for the magnets to continue getting wet, but the benefit would be
: small.

: Sam I was very carefull when I put them in the first time but they still got wet somehow. I hope the zinc would help prolong any problems if water got to the magnets. I did not know you could get gold plated magnets maybe next time I will try those.

Messages In This Thread

Material: Magnetic hatch closures
Joe Wuts -- 2/9/2009, 9:28 pm
Re: Material: Magnetic hatch closures
sam McFadden -- 2/10/2009, 12:09 pm
Re: Material: Magnetic hatch closures
Joe Wuts -- 2/10/2009, 3:00 pm
Re: Material: Magnetic hatch closures
Rob Macks / Laughing Loon CC&K -- 2/10/2009, 10:49 am
Re: Material: Magnetic hatch closures
Phil Nelson -- 2/10/2009, 4:56 am