Replacing Zincs

[Twinz]

New boat owner her so go easy on me. I was told by the dealer that I should replace the zincs on my Mercruiser I/O. The boat I just bought is a 2003 Bayliner with a 3.0L Mercruiser that has 125 fresh water hours on it. I am no metalurigical engineer but they look pretty good to me. What should I look for and do I really need to worry about replacing them for next season? The boat is in storage right now so if they do need to be replaced I would have to do it in the Spring of 2010.

 

[ErieRon]

Re: Replacing Zincs

Those zinc anodes and plate are sacrificial, meaning they are supposed to deteriorate instead of your hardware. My opinion is, if they're still more than 75% in tact, then they should be alright. On the other hand, they're not that expensive.

 

[Dave1251]

Re: Replacing Zincs

Did your dealer say the anodes need replaced because of type of material or the are more the 50% consumed. Boats are shipped from the factory set up for salt water and fresh water boats should the anode should be changed.

If the boat is a trailer boat and not left in the water, then the magnesium anodes will work.

 

[Knightgang]

Re: Replacing Zincs

Unless there is a difference in the anodes from fresh water and salt water that I do not know about, I would say that is they look good, they should be fine. They ae not expensive, and you can do it yourself. I think he may have been trying to get an upsell...

 

[Bondo]

Re: Replacing Zincs

I would say that if they look good, they should be fine.

Ayuh,... I Agree,...
If they're Disappearing, replace 'em,...
Otherwise,.. Tell your Dealer, No Thanks,.. I found iboats....