Condor1970
Petty Officer 2nd Class
- Joined
- Jun 9, 2014
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Ok, I have a 1989 Regal Medallion with a Merc 3.0L and an Alpha One - Gen I outdrive. Currently it has a set of "Freshwater Only" zincs on the outdrive.
I know they make salt water zincs actually made of zinc, instead of magnesium and aluminum which I think fresh water zincs are mainly made of.
So, here's my dilemma. The boat is a basically a trailer queen I use for tubing with the kids at the local lakes. However, if I want to start using it for running around the Puget Sound, and do a little fishing, do I really need to get a set of salt water zincs? If I switch to salt water zincs, can I use it in the lakes with no issues, since the fresh water zincs are made of magnesium?
Without changing zincs back and forth, how should I go about this, if I want to use the boat for both environments?
I know they make salt water zincs actually made of zinc, instead of magnesium and aluminum which I think fresh water zincs are mainly made of.
So, here's my dilemma. The boat is a basically a trailer queen I use for tubing with the kids at the local lakes. However, if I want to start using it for running around the Puget Sound, and do a little fishing, do I really need to get a set of salt water zincs? If I switch to salt water zincs, can I use it in the lakes with no issues, since the fresh water zincs are made of magnesium?
Without changing zincs back and forth, how should I go about this, if I want to use the boat for both environments?