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Old 29th Mar 2006, 06:52
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I guess petroleum products and glassfibre/composites really don't mix well after curing!
TT - These problems can be easily overcome if they are forseen - take a look at this FRP ship - with diesel in it's FRP tanks.

Sure no one expects a propeller to be immersed in a hyrdocardon product as they do with a bulk fuel tank, but as a propeller blade is situated right next to a fuel tank and an engine....it could be argued that this contamination should have been forseen.
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