BELZONA CONTAINER SHIP RUDDER REPAIRS
Industry: Marine (MRNE)
Application: SOS-Ships and Offshore Structures (SOS)
Substrate: Steel
Customer Location: Major U.S. Container Ship Company
Application Date: February 1995
Products:
Belzona® 1111 (Super Metal) Belzona® 1121 (Super XL Metal)
Problem: Very severe erosion/corrosion of steel components of the ship's rudder
Photograph Descriptions
- Pintle pin bore after molding, 95-99% contact per ABS Surveyor
- Rudder being installed on ship after pintle pin repairs
- Rudder stock bore with Belzona® 9411 (Release Agent)
Application Situation
Ship's rudder
Application Method
The application was carried out in accordance with Belzona Know-How Leaflets SOS-3 and MPT-1.
Belzona Facts
Conventional repairs using only welding and machining/field boring would have required a very long stay in drydock, causing severe disruption of cargo schedule with huge losses.
