what anode to get

gazelle

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Not sure of the proper anode to get. I have a 22 ft aluminum boat that had zinc on it since it was in salt water (previous owner). I went to get a new anode and found out that you should use magnesium in fresh water and you should not mix and match anode types.

What I am not sure about is if this is the case for aluminum boats or just for the outdrive on glass boats.

I will be 100% fresh water with an aluminum boat. Do I get a zinc anode or a magnesium anode for the boat? If Magnesium is the appropriate anode does that mean I should change the anodes on the outboard to magnesium as well?


Thanks

Gazelle
 

eli_lilly

Chief Petty Officer
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Dec 22, 2005
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Re: what anode to get

Switch them all to magnesium, zinc develops a "layer" in fresh water.
 
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