Gotcha . . . Thanks . . . I've heard of powder coat, but never heard of power coat . . . If I opted for 316, I would probably leave it unpainted, because I dry-sail my boat (leave it on the trailer, mast-up, when not in use) . . . ----- Original Message ----- From: "MC Carpenter" <southisland2@earthlink.net> To: "For and about Montgomery Sailboats" <montgomery_boats@mailman.xmission.com> Sent: Tuesday, November 18, 2003 9:05 PM Subject: replace center - board No the power coat is for the iron center-board replacement to make it as rust proof as possible. Because the steel board would be so much cheaper then having a custom pour done with cast iron. The stainless series 316 does not require covering, but painting it with white racing anti fouling would seem like a good idea no matter what the color of the hull would be