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Rogue Wave · 16 June 2006, 00:20

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Originally Posted by jackeen

Congrats Cods,

Hopefully that's the end of your harassment by some

Paul

I would have thought that depends on whether he's being a nobber or not

I hope you have as much fun with your first rib as I did with mine, I am certain that it is impossible to think about work when you are hammering along in a powerboat!

Searider · 16 June 2006, 09:46

As to whether it's best to keep your outboard up or down when moored depends on how far you can get it up.

If it can be tilted all the way up clear of the water then up is best. All the metal is out of the water, keeps clean and won't corrode.

If it can only go part way up it may be best to leave it down to keep the anode/s immersed.

Consider an aluminium gearcase with a stainless steel oil drain plug near the front of the torpedo. When tilted most of the way up the anode will be clear but the remainder of the gearcase and the plug will be immersed.
If the paint on the gearcase is damaged in any way the exposed aluminium will act as an anode, corroding away in preference to the stainless steel plug. The corrosion will be slow but it will be there. Rogue described some pitting to an engine of his a while back that suspect could be down to this.

My engine won't go all the way up due to the seating in the rear of my boat. I tend to leave my outboard partially tilted up - to raise the exhaust ports a bit above the water but try to leave the anode in the water.

However, unless your boat is left afloat all of the time it's not too much of a worry.

codprawn · 16 June 2006, 11:55

Good point - I have heard of skegs that have dissolved. Fortunately my outboard will clearly completely - the transom jack is a very handy bit of kit!!!

Hugh Jardon · 19 June 2006, 15:55

will you keep the boat on a trailer and tow it down when you need to launch or are you going to keep it at a marina?

Nos4r2 · 19 June 2006, 17:33

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Originally Posted by codprawn

I have heard of skegs that have dissolved.

I think that was down to a load of bad bonding between the anode and the leg-but was confined to fourstrokes.

One such guy having that kind of trouble's accounts are here:-

http://forums.iboats.com/cgi-bin/ubb...=005162#000000

codprawn · 19 June 2006, 17:41

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Originally Posted by Nos4r2

I think that was down to a load of bad bonding between the anode and the leg-but was confined to fourstrokes.

One such guy having that kind of trouble's accounts are here:-

http://forums.iboats.com/cgi-bin/ubb...=005162#000000

I think this bloke made the mistake of having his engines just dipping into the water - the anodes were out of the water so obviously couldn't do the job they were designed to do.

codprawn · 19 June 2006, 17:42

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Originally Posted by Hugh Jardon

will you keep the boat on a trailer and tow it down when you need to launch or are you going to keep it at a marina?

Well if I HAD a trailer I would prob do that but as it seems to have vanished I am currently keeping it at a marina.

Hugh Jardon · 19 June 2006, 17:46

your trailer has vanished! not good

which marina did you go for in the end? and is it expensive or reasonable?

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Originally Posted by codprawn

Well if I HAD a trailer I would prob do that but as it seems to have vanished I am currently keeping it at a marina.

nugent · 19 June 2006, 18:03

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Originally Posted by Hugh Jardon

your trailer has vanished! not good

which marina did you go for in the end? and is it expensive or reasonable?

swansea and watchet marina both quoted me £1280 for my steed 6.4mtrs, £200 per mtr , and you get her lifted out for 6 weeks dry storage to work on her all in for price,,far cheeper than solent or exmouth that i originally wanted had quotes up to 3.5k. mind you not quite as tidal down further south,
but to be honest zooming down m5 and stepping on boat via floating pontoon top doller,can not beat it possibly cost me that a year in fuel towing the fooka

Alice · 19 June 2006, 18:08

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Originally Posted by nugent

swansea and watchet marina both quoted me £1280 for my steed 6.4mtrs, £200 per mtr ,

CHEAP!! That is for nothing! That's the blessing of living in a 3rd World country.

Min price for a berth around here is £3K.

nugent · 19 June 2006, 18:12

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Originally Posted by Alice

CHEAP!! That is for nothing! That's the blessing of living in a 3rd World country.

Min price for a berth around here is £3K.

well i am a pauper twas all i could pay, bloody nice marina though, water lecccy showers etc,

http://www.watchet-harbour-marina.com/

takes me 2 hrs to ilfracombe so plenty scope once out marina...

Downhilldai · 19 June 2006, 20:33

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Originally Posted by Alice

CHEAP!! That is for nothing! That's the blessing of living in a 3rd World country.

Min price for a berth around here is £3K.

Steady on old girl, I'm sure Datchet is very civilised. As for Swansea.... well that's a different matter altogether

floater · 19 June 2006, 21:12

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Originally Posted by Alice

CHEAP!! That is for nothing! That's the blessing of living in a 3rd World country.

Min price for a berth around here is £3K.

3K for moorings you could buy a spare landie for that and have some spare and you still carn't flush out with a hose pipe !

Nos4r2 · 20 June 2006, 01:42

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Originally Posted by codprawn

I think this bloke made the mistake of having his engines just dipping into the water - the anodes were out of the water so obviously couldn't do the job they were designed to do.

Read the last post from him-it says quite a lot... though it doesn't if you see what I mean.

<edit> Just re-read it. He's edited the last post but basically the manufacturer coughed up and there's a bulletin about bonding wire continuity on the df225's...