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Here's one by Beckson on the Defender Marine web site. Not costly. I'm sure you can easily Google for more

http://www.defender.com/product3.jsp?pa ... 9&id=47458

Zincs that eaten away more than 50 percent should be replaced (*). The ones I see in the photo that are not worn can be taken off and sanded to expose fresh surface, then put back. (*- I was cheap so I used to take two half worn zincs, sand them and put them together to act as one zinc. I don't know...

Capac may have morphed into this company, Evoqua:

http://www.evoqua.com/en/brands/Electrocatalytic

It's worth a call to their tech support people, Good luck

I recall 140 for raw water also per the manual for my former 1988 boat. It did not say why the difference was specified but I suspect it's not for the reason you cited

"Econea" isn't a specific chemical - it's a brand name for something. Kinda like saying "our engine oil contains Dynamic Foofram". But Pettit says it works as well as copper, an advertising claim which may be true but you should verify. I'm not knocking the product but as recomme...

Some years ago I did a comparison between Trilux 33 and (I believe) ZO No Foul. One section was trilux, another ZO. ZO had fewer barnacles (and the in the area of the Chesapeake Bay we were in, barnacles were a problem since the water was brackish, somewhat salty). So I switched to all ZO No Foul bu...

It's on the market again. Jeff forgot to read the signature at the end of my post where it says "former owner" (now 4 and a half yrs ago). So get those essays in to Jeff. I just hang out here to give the same bad advice as always

Fastjeff wrote:I hope my new home (Maryland) doesn't require titling of outboards since I have a whole bunch of them.Jeff

A little checking on the web and the Maryland DNR site shows no titles required for motors. Just boats. Your lucky day

Jeff is too easy with the giveaway -- better would be asking for an essay on, say, Why I like my Marinette. Or Ten Steps to Boating Happiness.

What kind of zincs do you use on the steel rudders and prop shafts? I ordered the zincs from M and didn't get any for the steel parts. same as for rest of the boat. replace when they are 50% "used up." By the way, if shafts are properly isolated, they shouldn't require any zincs. Converse...