BELZONA REBUILDS RUDDER PINTLE HOUSING

KHIA ID: 5388
Industry: Marine (MRNE)
Application: SOS-Ships and Offshore Structures (SOS)
Substrate: Steel
Customer Location: BC, Canada
Application Date: September 1999
Products:

Belzona 1311 (Ceramic R-Metal)

Belzona 9411 (Release Agent)

Problem: Rudder pintle housing was badly eroded /corroded and required rebuilding.
Photograph Descriptions
  1. View of rudder pintle liberally coated with Belzona 1311.
  2. Pintle fully inserted and centered using a jig tack welded to the top of the rudder.
  3. Completed application. Note finish of newly formed bore.
Application Situation
Rudder pintle housing
Application Method
The application was carried out in accordance with Belzona Know-How System Leaflet SOS-3.
Belzona Facts
Repairing the pintle housing using Belzona 1311 eliminates the probability of developing stress cracks and can be completed in less time. The repair also eliminates the possibility of bi-metallic corrosion taking hold again as it isolates the two metals present in the housing assembly.
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