Odd anode damage.

[Nos4r2]

Anyone seen anything like this before? There's practically no fur on the anode but it looks like someone's been shooting it. It's on my motor-been like it for a while but only just took a pic.

[m chappelow]

could it have had copper slip lubricant used on it at sometime .or been stood touching a damp coil of rope thats been in sea water or a prop bag,

[Nos4r2]

Originally Posted by m chappelow

could it have had copper slip lubricant used on it at sometime .or been stood touching a damp coil of rope thats been in sea water or a prop bag,

No evidence of coppaslip anywhere on the motor, and I don't know about the rest but certainly not in the last 2 years.

[m chappelow]

how about electrical leakage from somewhere on the engine ,or a redundent wire passing current and touching the casing ,.at least its doing its job its better corroding on the anode than the gear box .

[Nos4r2]

Originally Posted by m chappelow

how about electrical leakage from somewhere on the engine ,or a redundent wire passing current and touching the casing ,.

Nothing like that either!

I wondered if it was a dodgy anode but Doggypaddle's 80 Yam is the same.

[jwalker]

Often, if there is impurity within the metal, a small cell is produced between the impurity and the parent metal. Corrosion is obviously greater by galvanic activity in the region of the impurity. It can inadvertently be caused by scrubbing the anode clean using a wire brush.

[doggypaddle]

Originally Posted by jwalker

Often, if there is impurity within the metal, a small cell is produced between the impurity and the parent metal. Corrosion is obviously greater by galvanic activity in the region of the impurity. It can inadvertently be caused by scrubbing the anode clean using a wire brush.

That would make sense, the other thing i thought was possibly oil on the anode reducing the effective active surface area?
anyway at least our anodes are dissolving not the engine which would probably be the case if they were suzuki of similar vintage!
whats the other anode look like on your engine Nos?

[Nos4r2]

Originally Posted by doggypaddle

That would make sense, the other thing i thought was possibly oil on the anode reducing the effective active surface area?
anyway at least our anodes are dissolving not the engine which would probably be the case if they were suzuki of similar vintage!
whats the other anode look like on your engine Nos?

Normal mate, slightly furry.

[doggypaddle]

Originally Posted by Nos4r2

Normal mate, slightly furry.

Mines not bad either, certainly not wormholed like the main one.

[nikster]

nos - is the rib engine left in the water on a mooring in a marina / swinging or do you keep it out? how long has the anode been immersed in the location to which the anode is eaten?