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Hi all, any advise or experiences would be most welcome!
I have a seven month old Arvor 215as which has just been taken out of the water for a check over/anti-foul.
On checking the boat all three anodes have been 'eaten' away to nothing and the prop looks like it was on the Mary Rose! It is corroded, pitted and the edges have started to disintegrate.
I have spoken to Essex Boatyards who supplied the boat and sent them photographs. They have told me the prop is useless and needs replacing as the anodes obviously do as well. They tell me that the boat has been attacked by serious electrolysis and that this damage can occur over over a matter of hours.
A new prop is £500 plus the vat.
Evidently the boat has been moored near another vessel with a serious electrical discharge and that discharge has locked onto my shiny new anodes, having finished consuming them it has turned its attention to the next softest metal which is the propellor.
I am amazed that this can happen and that I get saddled with a £700 bill on a 'new' boat. I am told this can occur anywhere at any time and cannot be defended against and is not covered by any warranty.
I have to say that what I was told made sense but does anyone else have any experience or remedy?
I have a seven month old Arvor 215as which has just been taken out of the water for a check over/anti-foul.
On checking the boat all three anodes have been 'eaten' away to nothing and the prop looks like it was on the Mary Rose! It is corroded, pitted and the edges have started to disintegrate.
I have spoken to Essex Boatyards who supplied the boat and sent them photographs. They have told me the prop is useless and needs replacing as the anodes obviously do as well. They tell me that the boat has been attacked by serious electrolysis and that this damage can occur over over a matter of hours.
A new prop is £500 plus the vat.
Evidently the boat has been moored near another vessel with a serious electrical discharge and that discharge has locked onto my shiny new anodes, having finished consuming them it has turned its attention to the next softest metal which is the propellor.
I am amazed that this can happen and that I get saddled with a £700 bill on a 'new' boat. I am told this can occur anywhere at any time and cannot be defended against and is not covered by any warranty.
I have to say that what I was told made sense but does anyone else have any experience or remedy?