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Wow, that is amazing. Yours looks so much worse than mine on the outside, but I bet way better on the inside. Here is mine showing the outside. It looks almost new on the outside! I would prefer yours.
If I go with a forward-facing prop, I lose the surf feature. The anodes look very good, and always have. I wonder if the saltwater can't drain properly because of the FWD design, when on the trailer? Has anybody heard of others with FWD drive problems?
Yes, the anodes are good. The Volvo Penta dealer has been unable to explain exactly what happened, or why this would happen so soon under these conditions.
I have a Volvo Penta FWD drive (forward facing drive), for a surf boat, that is only 4 years old, but it has a leak. There is much corrosion / erosion inside, so the dealer told me I need to replace the entire lower unit, costing over $10K. But, this boat has been used maybe 8 to 10 times per...
I have a Volvo Penta FWD drive (forward facing drive), for a surf boat, that is only 4 years old, but it has a leak. There is so much corrosion / erosion inside the dealer told me I need to replace the entire lower unit, costing over $10K. But, this boat has been used maybe 8 to 10 times per...
