[C320-list] Zinc Or Aluminum Anode For Mid Chesapeake?

[Tony Murphy]

Defender has a nice write up about the different anodes…

http://www.defender.com/html/zincs_info.html

According to the, Zinc will work fine in the Chesapeake waters (Brackish), but Aluminum would be recommended because of efficiency and increased capacity.


Tony
Bella Sol #886


On Mar 6, 2013, at 9:33 AM, "Bruce" <swampcreek42 at yahoo.com> wrote:

> I was about to order a new anode For our FOF prop when I saw that aluminum alloy is decided for brackish water. I used to just put zinc on everything and not think twice but being that the mid Chesapeake is brackish I'm thinking that I should replace the prop AND shaft abides with aluminum alloy. Any thoughts?