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hello all. I just purchased a 1980 c25 SR, swing keel, I sailed her for the first time all the way home.. 75 miles without a hitch. I am super pleased. I stopped along the way to check everything little by little. I have a quick question about the anode on the swing keel. I take it it is the round piece attached to the keel with a bolt. Now as i was cleaning the keel i noticed that it appears the only thing that is left of it is a rusty "footprint" of where it used to be. Can that be? has it rusted away? is there a procedure to replace it? and how urgent is it? i plan to take the boat out f the water in a couple months to re-do the bottom. should i wait till then to replace it?
I'm sure that i'll have many more questions and pics in the days, weeks, months to come ;)
Wait untill you plan to haul out. Its Zink and is a sacraficial soft metal. You may also find another one on the botom plate of your outboard motor but it will be much smaller.
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