What are Zincs on Boats?

Zincs are the sacrificial anodes to protect the metal on your boat that's in the water namely the "rudder" or outdrive for I/Os from electrolysis. All the metal parts need to be connected so that the current runs through the zincs and deteriorates those first before affecting the prop and other metal. This is a very important maintenance item to check since the cost can be very high for repairs if there's too much corrosion.
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[@learjet7491]

Great explanation of what goes on when dealing with boat engine salt water corrosion process, but the way, those metal links you pointed out are to try and keep all sections of the drive train at the same electrical potential, so the anodes are what will be sacrificed first, as designed, but again, great job!

[@footsnail6880]

Does this concept work on a car to prevent rust from salty winter roads?

[@jeff2758]

Not unless you submerged your car in water. It will protect the spot you put it on though solely by covering the spot.

[@user-yx4vx4xv2q]

​@@jeff2758please explain why it wount work on car. There are equal currents in air. Hence why your car corrodes.. oxcygen in air is acidic ancting like "water".

[@sweetvelocitybps]

Water is more of a current of electricity than air, so it will affect metal more quickly.

[@Blazeww]

Cavitation also causes pitting.

[@ishvm1489]

Thanks for the video 👍

[@sweetvelocitybps]

My pleasure!!

[@gerrywilson9162]

Didnt know that. Thanks.

[@sweetvelocitybps]

Glad you found it helpful!

[@georgespangler1517]

Stainless steel props cause alot of corrosion on the softer cast out drive

[@mattswartz301]

Chicks that can wrench r cool.

[@sweetvelocitybps]

😎

[@TacoPoweredTimeTraveler]

Where is the electricity come from?

[@sweetvelocitybps]

Stray current can come from the boat's electrical system or not being properly bonded and also from stray current in the water at a marina (from shore power or other boats). Learn more here: abycinc.org/blogpost/1839308/339855/Is-It-Grounded-or-Bonded

[@goonaticx6736]

hello

[@johncerro7486]

Yamaha outboard 200 HP by not changing the Anode it destroyed my engine it’s a 2018 I have a new engine on order a costly lesson

[@sweetvelocitybps]

OMG! It's crazy how much there is to know. When things like that happen to me I can't help but wonder what else I don't know that will get me in trouble!

[@kurtcer]

Wow...you are soooo cute!!

[@Pinkielover]

more then cute its pretty Obvious

[@robbyandrews6318]

Look at your table of elements. If you have a boat what is the current load 12 or 24. What you see in in your pyramid in defeated granite. Look at the crystalline the holes. That is depleted. That is what you are seeing. Now. How can you deplete granite. Granite is Radioactive on a lower scale of what we know of our table of elements. Let's think about this just for a moment.on the equator. If there was on that line monuments all the way around from 1 side to the other. Look at the materials that were used from place to place. Take your lay lines magnetic lay lines. This is so easy. I have asked this question over and over again! The tilt of this planet go's through a pole shift. Now if you will take your content all drift and back it up 350 MILLION years. This is crazy I know what you are thinking. The earth is tilted on it's Axes. Draw a line on the tilt. Now every 72 Years the EARTH MOVES 1 ark degree on the tilt. The EARTH COMPLETES IT ROTATION FROM ITS STARTING POINT EVERY 26000 YEARS IT COMPLETES THE ROTATION. THINK ABOUT THIS FOR A MOMENT. WHAT IS 350 MILLION ÷BY 26000÷BY 72=WHAT? TAKE THE PYRAMIDS IN EGYPT. LOOK AT THE HISTORY LOOK AT THE SQUARE POINTS THEN LOOK AT THE EQUATOR. SOMETHING THAT I SAW. BRANDENBURG ACTUALLY MADE ME THINK. THAT IS A HARD THING TO DO WHEN ALL THAT YOU SEE IS NONSENSE. IT WAS PLANET MARS. HE WAS GOING THROUGH THE DATA ON THE LANDER THAT LANDED ON MARS BACK IN 76. HE WAS SAYING THAT THERE WAS HOPING BOMB THAT HAD BEEN

[@jdev232]

Worls is round dude... that's what she said

[@tylermcfarlin5182]

Awful explanation

[@sweetvelocitybps]

Sorry it didn't work for you. Feel free to suggest a better way to explain it and I'll consider making a new video!

[@mtbr123456]

No it was perfect

[@DriftmanX]

She’s still waiting Tyler lol

[@arturarturs5529]

Still waiting

[@mithgo_outdoor]

Still waiting