Anodes?

[pete]

Further to my antifoul and anode thread I thought I would ask specific questions on anodes, it may save others money

When I lifted my boat out yesterday I changed a number of anodes, just because I thought as I had lifted it to check I may as well, BUT, when I contacted volvo today to get a replacement set as spares I could not believe the price. When I bought the boat last year I just asked for a spare of anything that could be changed, belts, filters anodes e.t.c. I didn't even look at the price but all were delivered in a nice box. So when I delved into the box yesterday I was proud that I had got spare anodes and was organised, that was until today when I went to replace my stock

This is the anode cost for my boat, total at the end incl vat

Volvo D4 260 hp engine x 2

Lower leg anodes :- 3588745 x 2 (about £41.00 each)
Upper (triangle type) leg anodes :- 35888746 x 2 (about £50.33 each)
Tie bar anode (ball type) x 1 :- Martyr 1 1/4 (about £20)
Trim tab anodes :- x 2 (about £20 each)
Bow thruster anode :- QL 41100098 (about £11)
(Approx total cost of anodes incl VAT £297)

So PLEASE could someone with experience look at the picture below of the anodes I took off and CONFIRM to me that I did the right thing, I would hate to think I had changed them when I didn't need to and with £170 or so for a lift and hold plus the anodes I used it could have been an expensive excercise



I have always had new boats and sold them within a year before the anodes had worn out or it needed servicing, so this game is new to me

Is it time to buy another new boat, is this one just going to cost money to maintain? I am having both engines serviced when I get back off holiday, cost £150 per engine plus £200 of parts in total plus VAT = £587.50 It's a 150hr service (yes I have been blatting about a bit ;D) is this a bargain, fair, or costly?

I think I need to use this forum BEFORE I do anything on my boat, interesting to see the panels views as to whether I have wasted any money or been clever and shrewd

[Barr Avel]

I suspect you could probably have had another six months out of them... When were they installed? The one furthest to the right looks like the most attacked. Then again, having changed them at least now you can have peace of mind (or be it at a cost!).

Others may think differently though, as a bilge keeler I don't have to be so cautious, I just check it when I dry out

Again I have no experience of your kind of engines so although it sounds expensive that's because I'm comparing it to my Yanmar 1GM10 service! If I compare it to my car (which is probably a fairer comparison), it sounds like a good deal (Renault would charge me £400 for 1 engine!).

Marc.

[malcb]

I only need 1 anode and that cost about £25.

The engine has just been serviced. It's a Volvo 2010, 2 cylinder 10hp and that's cost just under £300, although they also had to find and rectify a small oil leak as well.

[pete]

Errr...How much is a yacht? I think I fancy taking up sailing ;D

But what do you guys spend all the money you save on, SWMBO's ? Me love you long time Far Eastern type?

[pete]

By the way the two anodes on the left of the pic are the Volvo lower leg ones at £41 each and believe me the new ones don't look much bigger so not a lot disolved.

[Badger Birch]

pete said:

Errr...How much is a yacht? I think I fancy taking up sailing ;D

But what do you guys spend all the money you save on, SWMBO's ? Me love you long time Far Eastern type?

Is that Far Eastern or Eastern European......?

[searush]

Have you seen the price of a new suit of sails tho'? And how important are passage times? Sailboat makes 3-5 kt passage times. Nothing is as simple as it looks is it?

[Bendyone]

pete said:

By the way the two anodes on the left of the pic are the Volvo lower leg ones at £41 each and believe me the new ones don't look much bigger so not a lot disolved.

Anodes ar emuch cheaper in France, I only have 1 on the shaft about £10.

Yours dont look too bad ( they are doing thier job ) but think of the damage by not having good ones.

Totally agree about a sailing boat ;D

[NigeL]

Not so long ago ... one of the mags ..PBO I think it was ... guy took all his old anodes ... melted 'em down ... set them on pins and created his own set .....

Wouldn't be hard to make up ... sand (dry of course !!) to bed new ones into to get the "mould" ...... heat, bolts and old anodes ....

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[Badger Birch]

Just been trying to source a load of Zinc and the price is astronomical.... Anyone know a source of 9.5 - 10mm Zinc Rod?
Cheers

[pete]

I was told the prices of anodes have shot up over the last year or so, can you melt them down or have some of the critical components of part used ones been used.

If most anodes are replaced only half used it seems a waste of a 'precious' metal really :-(

As for going at 5-6 knots, I take it that is maximum speed in reverse :-)

[NigeL]

There is no reason against melting down and creating new from old. In fact I did post about that. A person in PBO not so long ago did just that.