Protecting Boat Fasteners In The Fly Zone

Jun 27, 2017 by Robert "Fly" Navarro

Fly Navarro is joined by Tim Bausch of Bausch-American Towers for a lesson on how to prevent corrosion between stainless fasteners or screws and aluminum rigging. This is a very important step in making your boat last and be repairable when the time comes.

Stop the evil white corrosion between stainless and aluminum!

A simple coat of Tef-Gel or similar teflon lubricant on stainless boat fasteners before they are put in aluminum will make them removable for years to come. Without it, the dissimilar metals will react with each other and they will fuse together in that evil white crust.

Fly Navarro will take us to the “Fly Zone” with his vast knowledge and list of fishing connections. Visit his Fly Zone Fishing site or Facebook to learn more or to ask Fly a question.

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Robert "Fly" Navarro

Known by most on the docks as “Fly,” you can pretty much expect to see Robert "Fly" Navarro at the sport's largest tournaments and hot spots. Fly began the life of a traveling deckhand in his early 20's. He took a childhood passion and turned it into a career that took him around the world working on the top offshore fishing boats. Then he leveraged his reputation as a mate to launch a magazine (In the Bite), a marketing agency (Fly Zone Fishing) and several tournaments (The Sailfish Tournament, King of the Hill, and the Gulf Cup Blue Marlin Shootout). He was also recently named the new Tournament Director for the World Cup Blue Marlin Championship. In 2016 he was appointed to the National Marine Fisheries Highly Migratory Species Advisory Panel in DC. Fly is an open book. Catch him on Instagram – @thefly100 or @flyzonefishing, Facebook – @flynavarro or on Twitter – @flynavarro. Feel welcome to reach out and ask questions.