| Belzona Rebuilds Oversized Pintle Housing | | | Industry:Marine (MRNE) | | | Application:Ships and Offshore Structures (SOS) | | | Customer Location:Dockyard, Bulgaria | | | Application Date:February, 2009 | | | Application Situation:Oversized housing and keyway of rudder pintle. | | | Problem:Keyway and rudder pintle housing were oversized due to erosion corrosion and impact. | | | Products:Belzona® 1111 (Super Metal)
Belzona® 1221 (Super E-Metal) | | | Substrate:Cast Iron | | | Application Method:Application procedures were made according to Belzona Know-How System Leaflet SOS-3. The oversized housing and keyway were rebuilt using the rudder pintle with a false key as former. Belzona® 1111 was used for the main repair and Belzona® 1221 was used to fill some voids along keyway. | | | Belzona Facts:The repair was done on-site and completed in a few hours. In this situation conventional repair by welding and then machining was considered to be time consuming, complicated and too expensive. | | | Photographs Description
- Rudder pintle with false key used as former
- Adjusting unit for rudder pintle positioning
- After application of Belzona® 1111 the rudder stock was positioned
- The oversized housing and keyway restored to exact profile
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