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How many shaft anodes?
- bud37
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Re: How many shaft anodes?
You have the props off ....are you having them tuned ?...if so make a point to ask the prop people to inspect for any corrosion....I believe they would but not bad to ask.....why there were so many shaft anodes is puzzling.
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Re: How many shaft anodes?
I know the common thread is mag for fresh water and aluminum for salt and brackish but when you consider the metal potentials for what you have on inboard applications which is bronze and stainless steel, aluminum will work just fine in fresh water too. It'll still be way more active than the running gear, much cheaper than magnesium, and will last longer. I prefer not to use aluminum anodes on sterndrives and outboards because I prefer a wider potential between them and the aluminum casings they're supposed to protect which is accomplished with magnesium. The aluminum alloy of an anode is only just a little more active than that of aluminum casings but I feel safer with the more active magnesium for those applications. For inboards though, aluminum is fine.
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Re: How many shaft anodes?
One thing I did find odd though is the heat exchanger anodes are available only in zinc for the engines. Almost machined some out of aluminum but never got around to it.
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Re: How many shaft anodes?
One thing , don't mix metal ( anode ) types or you may create a battery and make matters worse.The anode metals are special designed alloys to provide protection.
This is in clean fresh water....When we bought our last boat, the surveyor showed me some very, very minor pitting on the props.....I cleaned them and inspected further.....well all the anodes were zinc and oxidized over, the bonding system connections needed cleaning and the chain was broken at one thru hull......fixed all and tested ok.
Fast forward to marina now......was still getting some small leakage numbers....tested all the cords around me with a clamp meter.....two of them were leaking, one more than 2 amps.... .....it calmed down after he moved....but all my anodes showed major consumption that year....props were fine now.....new anodes for next spring. I also approached the marina to do an anode education program after doing a survey of all the boats in storage.....most still had zinc anodes that looked almost pristine. Win ,Win....marina sells product and our boats are safer.
I moved marinas that year and when the boat was hauled the anodes showed almost no consumption at the new marina.That in itself is interesting as I had tested all the cords ( clamp meter ) around me in the new spot and all were good. I believe there is more good info out there now, more education is good but follow the science, I remember when all we could buy was zinc alloy anodes, how times have changed.
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Re: How many shaft anodes?
bud37 wrote:Source of the post.....I also approached the marina to do an anode education program after doing a survey of all the boats in storage.....most still had zinc anodes that looked almost pristine.....
Good point bud, it really is up to marinas and techs to educate their customers. Some are better at doing that than others. I keep saying the best customer is an educated one. The problem with your neighbours slacking off on proper anode maintenance is that it affects the anodes of surrounding boats. It makes your anodes give up more of their mass faster than they otherwise normally would. Doesn't hurt for boaters to bring up the subject to their neighbours either if they notice deficiencies with their anodes. In the end, if they're left uncorrected it will affect you.
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Re: How many shaft anodes?
What other problems can occur? Thanks.
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Re: How many shaft anodes?
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