Rudy You mention replacing metal parts on a Perko strainer with stainless steel parts. Can you mix the two metals. Do you use stainless steel bolts or brass? Thanks. Marty Campanella Bay Pelican KK42

I've had good success replacing the brass plug and tie rods with stainless steel. Using Tef-Gel or anhydrous lanolin isolates the parts from the bronze pieces. I've also used brass rod for tie-rods and brass plugs with good results, especially when set in Tef-Gel or anhydrous lanolin. Then, too, you can get the items from one of Perko's distributors, many chandleries or parts suppliers; maybe even West Marine. Keep in mind that by the time someone gets around to asking for the gaskets to be replaced in these Perko strainers, they've usually be in service for 10-15 years, often longer. For tie-rods, they can be fully threaded rod or solid rod with the threads cut in. Since I enjoy the work, I usually cut the threads myself using the appropriate sized die- available from just about any hardware store or tool supplier. On Fri, Jul 7, 2017 at 11:20 AM, Marty Campanella via Trawlers-and-Trawlering <trawlers@lists.trawlering.com> wrote: > Rudy > > You mention replacing metal parts on a Perko strainer with stainless steel > parts. Can you mix the two metals. Do you use stainless steel bolts or > brass? > > Thanks. > > Marty Campanella > Bay Pelican KK42 > > > _______________________________________________ > http://lists.trawlering.com/mailman/listinfo/trawlers_lists.trawlering.com > > To unsubscribe or modify your subscription options (get password, change email address, etc) go to: http://lists.trawlering.com/mailman/listinfo/trawlers_lists.trawlering.com > Trawlers & Trawlering and T&T are trademarks of Water World > Productions. Unauthorized use is prohibited. -- Rudy and Jill Sechez Panama City, FL Briney Bug- A 34' Sail-Assisted Trawler Now available- "ANCHORING- A Ground Tackler's Apprentice" 850-832-7748