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

1. Cavitation clearly evident
2. Rebuilding with Belzona® 1121 (Super XL-Metal)
3. Belzona® 2141 being applied
4. Final application