tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3793590255951326228.post1256600091020132262..comments2023-07-17T06:41:14.633-04:00Comments on Rhapsody: Cleaning Day!Danhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07379397976154250105noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3793590255951326228.post-32403059341953350672013-01-08T10:29:36.819-05:002013-01-08T10:29:36.819-05:00I do have a prop zinc. This one pictured above I w...I do have a prop zinc. This one pictured above I wasn't sure about. I asked the previous owner about it and he said he didn't know it was there. Since I'll be in fresh water, I'll have to adjust things a bit.<br /><br />I do like my Nor'sea. I still haven't sailed it yet but I think I did good for my first (or only?) boat. :) I want to do a little sailing then work on some more projects later on. I found out I'm going overseas at the end of next year so I should have one season on the water then some additional upgrades will be in order.<br /><br />Thanks for stopping by. If you have any questions or interested in anything specific about my boat, let me know.Danhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07379397976154250105noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3793590255951326228.post-5258448791451357772013-01-06T10:43:25.651-05:002013-01-06T10:43:25.651-05:00Dan, the zinc thing you're looking at is, ind...Dan, the zinc thing you're looking at is, indeed, a zinc. In order to work, zincs have to be connected "electrically" to the metal in the boat. When bolted to the hull, the connection is either through a wire inside the boat attached to the mounting bolts, or using the conductivity of sea water if the zinc doesn't appear to be attached to anything other than the hull. What you're showing is some extra protection. We did this very thing while moored in Puerto Peñasco, MX last summer. the water was notoriously "hot" so we supplemented our prop-nut zinc with a big ol' zinc brick attached by electrical wire to our prop shaft. Worked like a charm. Had to be VERY careful to remember to remove the wire before starting the engine, though. You undoubtedly have other zincs attached to the hull or the propshaft. This might have been a way to keep things protected until it was warm enough to attach a new one underwater or the boat got hauled out. BTW, you sometimes see zincs shaped like mermaids at the chandleries. This is exactly what they're made for. As long as the metal that the wire is attached to is somehow connected to the metal you want to protect, it should work although I understand that there's a limited distance that the zinc and the metal you want to protect can be.<br /><br />Just found your blog today after your comment on Sundowner's blog. As a fellow owner of an actual small cruising boat, I'll have to taek some time and give it a read. I've always heard lots of good things about Nor'Sea 27s and Greg and Jill Delezynski certainly love theirs.<br /><br />-SteveAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com