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Re: aging aluminum JBiermann #16784 03/24/16 07:58 PM
Joined: Nov 2012 Posts: 125 San Francisco alx Senior Member
alx Senior Member Joined: Nov 2012 Posts: 125 San Francisco	Following this with interest, I have similar corrosion on my boom ends. In fact I've already had one failure of the boom-gooseneck joint as a result.

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aging aluminum	JBiermann	03/18/16 03:46 AM
Re: aging aluminum	alx	03/24/16 11:58 PM
Re: aging aluminum	JBiermann	03/25/16 02:13 AM
Re: aging aluminum	Rhapsody #348	03/26/16 12:45 AM
Re: aging aluminum	JBiermann	03/28/16 12:12 AM
Re: aging aluminum	Rhapsody #348	03/28/16 12:34 AM
Re: aging aluminum	Bob Rutsch	03/29/16 04:05 PM
Re: aging aluminum	NaturalHigh	03/31/16 09:29 PM
Re: aging aluminum	JBiermann	04/01/16 02:53 AM
Re: aging aluminum	Koesh	04/06/16 04:44 AM
Re: aging aluminum	JBiermann	04/25/16 12:15 AM

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