Does my hull have any factory anodes?

Starcraft Enterprise

Petty Officer 1st Class
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I am preparing to move to Panama City Florida and will now be running my Starcraft in salt water. I know about the anode on my outdrive, should my boat hull have come from the factory with any other anodes?
Has anybody added any anodes to their Starcrafts for protection?
Anybody got any other suggestions to prepare my boat for this new enviroment besides flushing the engine and cleaning the hull after use?
Very excited but nervous about this new boating adventure. From looking at the other boats down there, my Starcraft will definetly be an odd minority.

The boat in question is the one in my sig.
 

elkhunter338

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Re: Does my hull have any factory anodes?

I run my starcraft in salt water. I use zinc anods. Depending on the dock and possible boat wiring you will have to replace your zincs every so often. Watch them and replace when necessary.
I have to replace mine probably every 60 days, that is about 4 years of use.
The engine anodes in my cooler I change about every 20 days.
My anods just get chewed up but my hull and outdrive show no signs of electrolysis.

Think about it and alum outdrive and boat with alum anodes, which alum is the electrolysis going to favor. I would think all three.
I have read you use zinc in brackish and salt water and magnizium in fresh water.
I use zinc and have never had a problem, other than I have to replace the anodes. My boat has a zinc on the outdrive and 2 zincs on the outdrive bolts, 2 zincs in the engine cooler. I have thought about adding a big zinc to hull but since I only spend 10-20 days in the salt water a year I just keep good zincs on the outdrive.
 
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