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wotayottie
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Re: What anode type for Cardiff Bay?

08/05/2008 21:06

If you use zinc and magnesium together, the magnesium will in effect protect the zinc and will therefore go first.

If you are going to be at sea a reasonable amount then magnesium is no good - it will disappear quickly. I use aluminium which seems to be the best compromise. The zinc anode I have left on the boat simply gets covered in a white deposit in the fresh water and this stops it working altogether. No problem in my case. With bilge keels I simply dry out at somewhere like Combe, scrape off the anode, and go on my way.

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What anode type for Cardiff Bay?	Quo	07/05/2008 17:24
Re: What anode type for Cardiff Bay?	graham	16/05/2008 16:45
Re: What anode type for Cardiff Bay?	wotayottie	16/05/2008 17:25
Re: What anode type for Cardiff Bay?	tico	08/05/2008 17:16
Re: What anode type for Cardiff Bay?	wotayottie	08/05/2008 21:06
Re: What anode type for Cardiff Bay?	chrishelen	08/05/2008 10:34
Re: What anode type for Cardiff Bay?	Elza_Skip	07/05/2008 22:35
Re: What anode type for Cardiff Bay?	Quo	07/05/2008 23:44
Re: What anode type for Cardiff Bay?	PCUK	08/05/2008 10:16
Re: What anode type for Cardiff Bay?	Mike_S	07/05/2008 23:39
Re: What anode type for Cardiff Bay?	KJD	07/05/2008 20:52

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