Hi @barefootnavigator. bcc-mischief is a SLM-finished 1983 boat.
Can you provide some additional context around that $1754 figure? Is that Colligo titanium? PTF bronze? Or a local SS fabricator’s quote for SS316? Or something else?
@Adventure , a 1987 boat, reported a failed chainplate here:
The folklore I hear is that SS316 chainplates generally have a 20 year service life. But you can dye test them under a magnifying loup to determine when they are truly “done”. I have not done this with Mischief yet. I don’t think there are any absolute/reliable answers here other than understanding that the service life is finite.
Cheers,
Jeremy