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Re: Ballast tank leak or hull breach - MYSTERY SOLVED!!!!!!

Posted: Fri May 20, 2011 2:00 pm
by Hamin' X
mastreb wrote:Most anodes are zinc. It's more "noble" than most metals.
Did you mean "less noble"?

~Rich

Re: Ballast tank leak or hull breach - MYSTERY SOLVED!!!!!!

Posted: Fri May 20, 2011 3:09 pm
by dennisneal
I think Gold and Platinum are the most "noble" of all the metals.

Re: Ballast tank leak or hull breach - MYSTERY SOLVED!!!!!!

Posted: Fri May 20, 2011 6:59 pm
by mastreb
Hamin' X wrote:
mastreb wrote:Most anodes are zinc. It's more "noble" than most metals.
Did you mean "less noble"?

~Rich
Yep--sorry, I meant less noble. As far as I know, only magnesium is less noble than zinc.

Re: Ballast tank leak or hull breach - MYSTERY SOLVED!!!!!!

Posted: Sat May 21, 2011 2:53 am
by Catigale
I tried sodium anodes once and they doubled as a BBQ....

Re: Ballast tank leak or hull breach - MYSTERY SOLVED!!!!!!

Posted: Tue May 24, 2011 6:50 am
by Crikey
Gold anodes would probably make your boat go faster!