Leaving boat in water
 

I'll be leaving my boat in the water for a week now, and another week later in the month.
I have zincs on everywhere they could be.
Would you think its a good idea or even necessary to get one of these additional zincs?

http://www.westmarine.com/webapp/wcs...roductId=42305

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I'll be the token idiot :eek:

WTF is a zinc?

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This is gonna be good. I'm not even gonna take a swing at this one Bubba just because I love ya.

Buck

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When metals are placed in a salt water it creates a battery.... the Zincs help from electrolysis taking place to metal that is in the water such as props, drives, vents... the electrolysis will eat away the zinc instead...

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i will be nice.... :D

http://www.boatus.com/seaworthy/galvanic/default.asp

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Had one of those.Saw no difference.It also depends on the marina and the type of boats around you.

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Sorry, not much salt in Okieland :D We don't leave the boats in salt long enough to worry about it, I guess :rolleyes:

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I guess the ? is, will one week in salt water do much damage?
I don't think my boat has sat overnight in the water once since I've had it.
But I'm taking it to places where there is no lift, and I'm not putting it on the trailer. It will be in the water ready to go!

I think I'll be OK. Just wanted to get some of your opinions.

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One week will not hurt it.Just make sure your zincs are all set.

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and make sure neighboring boats don't have shore power cords hanging in the water

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what about the bildge pumps? I wouldn't want to cut the Juice to them :eek:

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mine are on all the time as long as the batteries have juice... (there is a fuse right next to the battery to pull to kill the pumps....)

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I would make sure you tie up your dock lines as well :D

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My fountain has more zincs on it than my Sea Ray, the Sea Ray is always in the water. even at a bad marine with electricity in the water, it won't eat up your zincs in a week. i don't think you will need the zinc fish. Tom

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I've been burned by electrolysis so I'm corning the market on zincs. I'd get the zinc "grouper", clip it to one of the negines and hang it overboard. THe risk isn't so much your boat but the marina and boats around you.

My marina let a homemeade housboat in with his 12V lines haning in water unedboat. THere was significant dmage in less than 2 weeks.

Old wooden-hull boaters won't moor in a marina without them.

Also make sure you have a galvonic isolator in the 110V shoreline circuit.