Bilge pumps, trim tabs and solar panels hard wired to batteries. Tabs and main bilge pump new this year but anode wear was also heavy last year, in fact the prop anode had disappeared when the boat was lifted last year! Bilge is dry, the keel and steering gear anodes are also suffering although the rudder anode is on its second year and shows no sign of degrading. It’s a conundrum.
Similar prop anodes on my Azi did not last long. I added anodes clamped to the prop shaft and this fixed the issue. Insufficient material is the issue.
This is my second season on this mooring, sought after position as pretty protected from most weather.
P bracket? Sorry, don’t understand this. No P bracket, the shaft goes straight through the hull
That is exactly what I did for the same reason. But I won’t know if it works until I relaunch her next week. But your post greatly reassures me.
Oh sorry, thought that was a p bracket on the left hand side of your pic.
You have a lot of metal under the water. Does that metal keel have any anodes?
And what happened to anodes after first season? Have things suddenly got worse or is it inadequate time to compare overall. Agree that its quick sacrificial anode loss
Keel is grp but the heel and rudder base are metal and has its own anodes. Maybe this shows the setup better.
As previously mentioned the rudder anode suffers no degradation, unlike the 1kg hull anode which is bonded to the rudder shaft/stock.I think the collective thought of too little anodic (?) protection seems likely. Nothing I can do about the size of the prop anode, rather than add layers of complexity with shaft add-ons etc I think a 3 monthly dry out and anode swap is the answer. Glad I’m not in a marina with requirement for a lift
