1995 Carver 325 Propeller shaft size and zincs advice
Posted: November 11th, 2018, 9:08 pm
by Red Sky
Carver 325 -Should I have zincs on my propeller shafts? what is the shaft size 1.5 inch? I do have a transom zinc. Any advice is appreciated. I have twin crusader 350's
Re: 1995 Carver 325 Propeller shaft size and zincs advice
Posted: November 12th, 2018, 7:54 pm
by Cooler
Hello Red Sky, I have a 95 Mariner 330 with twin Crusader 350XL's. Yes, you should have anodes on your shafts. If you are in fresh water, use Magnesium, not Zinc. Magnesium will be more sacrificial in fresh water, zinc will not offer the same level of protection. Zinc is best in salt water. It is all relative to the conductivity of stray voltage. The shafts did have anodes on them when new, hopefully the location will be easy to find so they do not produce any shaft wobble. You may not have much stray voltage in your marina, but you may spend transient nights in places that do have a problem. Cheap protection. Call Carver for your shaft size, mine are 1.25". I have Borg Warner Velvet drives. Carver will have your actual construction specs if you simply give them your hull number. Serial number for drives will also help them. Happy boating!
Cooler