| Belzona Keeps This Passenger Ferry Running Smoothly | | | Industry:Marine (MRNE) | | | Application:Ships and Offshore Structures (SOS) | | | Customer Location:Ferry operator, British Columbia, Canada | | | Application Date:April 2002 | | | Application Situation:Rudder horn of large ferry vessel. | | | Problem:The sides and trailing surfaces of this large rudder horn suffered from cavitation and significant metal loss. | | | Products:Belzona ® 2141
Belzona ® 1341 (Supermetalglide)
Belzona ® 1121 (Super XL-Metal) | | | Substrate:Steel | | | Application Method:The application was carried out in accordance with Belzona Know-How System Leaflets SOS-1 and SOS-2. | | | Belzona Facts:Belzona® 2141 has exhibited excellent cavitation resistance as document-ed by the ARL at Penn State. Alternatively, you would have to weld up hundereds of damaged areas or cut out a large section and weld in new plate. | | | Photographs Description
- Cavitation clearly evident
- Rebuilding with Belzona® 1121 (Super XL-Metal)
- Belzona® 2141 being applied
- Final application
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