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Re: Zincs?

Posted By: Vic Roy
Date: Tuesday, 8 March 2005, at 9:53 p.m.

In Response To: Re: Zincs? (Andre B.)

Andre - yeah you read it right, but let's break it down a little. On the trim tabs, which I don't have, most folks put one do-nut zinc on the top, none on the bottom to cut down on spray from the one on the underside. Most find that two Zinc collars are better than one on the shafts, but as long as the one that's there is intact, it's good as two, so don't pull the boat to add another. I make a dive in the summer to check mine, and last fall discovered both of my port ones were gone, just not there. I was headed for a haulout anyway for a bottom job, so did not panic and had two new ones put on each shaft. Why both port ones slung off is beyound me, but could be as simple as a bonehead yard guy forgot to tighten the set screws.

Now on the rudders, since you have the super Capt. Patrick ones, and like all rudders, you need a matched pair of do-nut round zincs on each side of the rudder. This is two zinc do nuts with one ss bolt connecting them, one on each side of the rudder.

Glad your fuel system cleaning went OK. You have not lived until you have air locked a Cummins B and tried to get it going without reading the manual or talking to someone who has been there.

Expect to see you at the UVI in June so all the other Faithful can examine your beautiful boat.

UV

Messages In This Thread

Zincs?
STeveZ -- Tuesday, 8 March 2005, at 6:28 p.m.

Re: Zincs?
Vic Roy -- Tuesday, 8 March 2005, at 7:10 p.m.

Re: Zincs?
Andre B. -- Tuesday, 8 March 2005, at 9:11 p.m.

Re: Zincs?
Vic Roy -- Tuesday, 8 March 2005, at 9:53 p.m.

Re: Zincs?
phil -- Wednesday, 9 March 2005, at 7:19 a.m.

Re: Zincs?
Vic Roy -- Wednesday, 9 March 2005, at 10:08 a.m.