VP Folding prop - Take 2

[AIDY]

Just bought a new 3 bladed Volvo Penta folding prop to go on my 120 Saildrive.

I’ve had a VP folding prop on a previous boat which I always painted with International Trilux due to the fact that the first season I put the prop on not painted it ate the anode away and started to eat into the saildrive leg. I believe this was a known problem with the earlier 3 bladed VP props.

My new prop has its own anode round the circumference of the hub, does this mean VP have solved there earlier problems ?. The question is do I need to paint this prop with Trilux, as it seems a shame to paint over a shinny propeller, although it will tarnish when it goes in the water, or should i paint like i normally do as I know that solves the problem.

Any advise will be greatly received.

Thanks


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[pandroid]

Prop makers usually recommend that you dont paint the prop. One stated reason is that if the paint scratches all the corrosion is focused on that one point.

There's a large amount of discussion on Volvo saildrives rotting. There's a thread on this over on the HROA website <A target="_blank" HREF=http://www.hroa.co.uk/discus>here</A> (Topic is 'Saildrive prop--rapid zinc erosion')


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[AIDY]

thanks Ivan.

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