Anyone have a hull zinc? My new purchase has a bit of a burning issue it looks like and the surveyor recommended installing a hull zinc. The ground buss on the strb side is in-place but wanted to know how others are doing it and what size. Why reinvent the wheel if someone else has already done so.
Thanks and soon all the work starts! Trying to get her shipped down from the Bay Area to Southern Cal...
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28 TE Hull Zinc
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catalina_mike
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28 TE Hull Zinc
Silverton 2007 36C
Sold - Albin 1999 28TE
SSI Instructor 13937
SDI / TDI Instructor 18172
USCG 100 Ton near coastal
Sold - Albin 1999 28TE
SSI Instructor 13937
SDI / TDI Instructor 18172
USCG 100 Ton near coastal
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Nancy
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Re: 28 TE Hull Zinc
A burning issue?? Tell us more.
Congratulations on the purchase....I think.
Congratulations on the purchase....I think.
Nancy
2005 Albin 35CB
Yanmar 6LYA-STP 370
Valentine
Former boats
1995 Albin 28TE, Cummins 6BTA5.9 250, 2012-2022
1978 Trojan F32, 1998-2012
1983 Grady White 241 Weekender, 1988-1997
1980 Wellcraft 192 Classic, 1983-1987
2005 Albin 35CB
Yanmar 6LYA-STP 370
Valentine
Former boats
1995 Albin 28TE, Cummins 6BTA5.9 250, 2012-2022
1978 Trojan F32, 1998-2012
1983 Grady White 241 Weekender, 1988-1997
1980 Wellcraft 192 Classic, 1983-1987
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catalina_mike
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Re: 28 TE Hull Zinc
I have a friend who said because of the copper in paint a bonding issue will look like this around the thru-hulls.
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Silverton 2007 36C
Sold - Albin 1999 28TE
SSI Instructor 13937
SDI / TDI Instructor 18172
USCG 100 Ton near coastal
Sold - Albin 1999 28TE
SSI Instructor 13937
SDI / TDI Instructor 18172
USCG 100 Ton near coastal
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Cape Codder
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Re: 28 TE Hull Zinc
I stopped using copper paint!
Hydrocoat ECO, water-based NON-COPPER paint is nothing short of remarkable. Easy application, super easy clean-up(water-based) and the best anti-fouling performance I've ever experienced in 30+ years of boating. You can even paint metals, including the prop.
After a full season, I did power wash, but really didn't need to!!! Zincs in very good shape too.
Boat hauler claims it's the cleanest hull he's ever seen in later October.
It's also amazing how the gallon can is light weight, without all that copper!
Hydrocoat ECO, water-based NON-COPPER paint is nothing short of remarkable. Easy application, super easy clean-up(water-based) and the best anti-fouling performance I've ever experienced in 30+ years of boating. You can even paint metals, including the prop.
After a full season, I did power wash, but really didn't need to!!! Zincs in very good shape too.
Boat hauler claims it's the cleanest hull he's ever seen in later October.
It's also amazing how the gallon can is light weight, without all that copper!
Bob
2003 Albin 28 TE
Santosha
2003 Albin 28 TE
Santosha
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carolmarie
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Re: 28 TE Hull Zinc
Check out the photo posted yesterday by "TROPICSOUL". (In the pictures segment. )
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catalina_mike
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Re: 28 TE Hull Zinc
Layout of the Zinc.. http://photo.PacificWestControls.com:80 ... 392e4a5047
Final http://photo.PacificWestControls.com:80 ... 372e4a5047
Final http://photo.PacificWestControls.com:80 ... 372e4a5047
Last edited by catalina_mike on Tue May 26, 2015 10:48 am, edited 1 time in total.
Silverton 2007 36C
Sold - Albin 1999 28TE
SSI Instructor 13937
SDI / TDI Instructor 18172
USCG 100 Ton near coastal
Sold - Albin 1999 28TE
SSI Instructor 13937
SDI / TDI Instructor 18172
USCG 100 Ton near coastal
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haida
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Re: 28 TE Hull Zinc
I was going through zincs (rudder and shaft) every 3-4 months and had burning and even some bubbling around the through-hulls. I had the yard do an in-slip corrosion anaylsis and they found no stray current from neighboring boats. I pulled the boat and had them add a large transom zinc (can't tell you the exact size), a galvanic isolator, and a shaft brush. When I put the boat back in the slip I hung a zinc grouper (West Marine) connected to common battery ground over the side to about 2' below waterline. Now my zincs last well over a year and there is no burning of the bottom paint. I can't say which step caused what improvement, but the result is excellent.