BELZONA REBUILDS OVERSIZED PINTLE HOUSING
Industry: Marine (MRNE)
Application: SOS-Ships and Offshore Structures (SOS)
Substrate: Cast Iron
Customer Location: Dockyard, Bulgaria
Application Date: February, 2009
Products:
Belzona® 1111 (Super Metal)
Belzona® 1221 (Super E-Metal)
Problem: Keyway and rudder pintle housing were oversized due to erosion corrosion and impact.
Photograph Descriptions
- 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
Application Situation
Oversized housing and keyway of rudder pintle.
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.
