That's a good point about Titanium - I'm just catching up on reading previous threads on that option. Is it reasonable to say that using G5 Ti, I could reduce the chainplate cross section to about 35% of the current 316 Stainless, and save me both money and corrosion issues? That sounds like magic.
Regarding sealing up the deck hole permanently, what does experience show how well that would hold up given the temperature expansion issues with two dissimilar materials, plus flexing at the deck level? Would something like G-Flex work? Is there too much movement for that? Does it make more sense to leave a larger hole and fill with a highly elastic goop, acknowledging that the deck will never provide enough stiffness to keep the wiggling down?
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