Bene 411 anodes

[damo]

Urgent post on behalf of Jobsagoodun!

His boat is on the hard in Croatia and he is just about to antifoul etc and can't find any anodes to replace. According to Bene manual, and Bene owners site, there should be a hull anode and a shaft anode. Anyone know where the hull anode is fitted?

I presume these things were factory fitted, and I can understand there being no sign of a shaft anode anymore, but no bolts left for the hull anode?

He still has a shaft, prop and rudder BTW. Remember he is an enthusiastic sailor, but a bear of little brain when it comes to PBO stuff, so I need to be able to text him answers he can carry out /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif

 

[Phoenix of Hamble]

If its anything like most Oceanis' then the hull anode is on the port side, just by where the shaft exits the hull, and the shaft anode is actually a prop anode and sits on the end of the prop on a special nut...... but not at all certain that this is correct for a 411.... perhaps its a starter though.....

The hull anode should be blindingly obvious.... even if its vanished, as there will be two studs at the very least sticking out of the hull!

In fact, looking at hull profiles on line, the anode is almost certainly at the end of the prop as the shaft is enclosed, and there isn't any shaft to fir the anode to....

 

[FullCircle]

Morgana is right.

There is a prop anode, and you can (and should) double up with a shaft anode or two. (I have two).
For a crusing boat, it is prob wise to add a 2.4kg pear, which means bolting it through the hull, and then taking a bonding wire back to the main earth stud.
If he spends time in marinas hooked to shore power, then fit a galvanic isolator to reduce the fizzing of the anode.

www.zincsmart.com for the anodes
www.jgtech.com for the galvanic isolator

Both are very cheap and very helpful.

 

[damo]

Ta very much - the info is winging its way to a restaurant in Croatia as we speak /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif

 

[Phoenix of Hamble]

There isn't any shaft showing to fit an anode to though.... so just the prop anode...

 

[FullCircle]

Crikey, thats not enough, with all the electrical gear making a decent fizz.


Oh, by the way, get him to check if the prop is going pink - its a sign of de-zincification. Or fizzing as I call it.

 

[damo]

That was on the things-to-check list. Thanks /forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif

 

[lydiamight]

These people have the Benny prop anodes in stock and are pretty quick on dispatching the goods http://zincsmart.com/
No connection other than a very satisfied customer

 

[damo]

Thanks for the prompt answers - the bear-of little-brain seems to have managed to do the job OK with your information (apart from falling off a ladder /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif )