prop antifouling paint

Michael T

IMO that's a huge improvement and will really protect your drive. I have helped friends with drives in that condition and we have used electric sanders to do the initial work including some of the very tiny carpentry sanders used for detailing. Nice work!

Handymans342

Is that zinc chromate primer?

LaRea

Looks like Interlux Primocon.

06Rinker270

Thank you guys.  When I sanded down the bad paint job the zinc chromate shows up.  I have seen a few people say they use this for primer.  What is it for?

The gray is Primocon.  

@Michael T honesty to get all of it off I would need electric sander.  So I am knocking down as much of it as I can with 80 grit without going too far.  

Michael T

@06Rinker270.....IMO you are doing a great job and it will significantly protect your drive. You can go for pretty later!

Dream_Inn

Looks much better.  I'm sure you know, but just make sure those intake holes are completely open and free from paint/dirt.

Handymans342

MT makes love to his drives hence the beauty lol

06Rinker270

@Alswagg You wouldn't want to work on any part of my drive?

06Rinker270

@ alswagg Exactly why I just put a ton of work into getting all that paint off, well for the most part.  He used Trilux brush on paint and just threw it on there with no sense of caring for the drive and where the paint went and how thick it was applied.  He painted over the mercathode.  Should this be replaced?

here is one coat of primer that I sprayed on. 

06Rinker270

How the heck do I do that?  It's plastered on there.  I believe that piece under the drive is just the electrode.  Can it be replaced?

bella-vita

When I bought my boat last year the antifouling paint was right up to the drives how can I remove this paint around my Out drive? This has been bothering me when I pulled the boat out there was a lot of new corrosion !

bella-vita

bella-vita

bella-vita

I'm figuring I'm gonna have to change the anodes and do some Painting 

MarkB

You need to get the paint off those anodes.  Metal needs to be in direct contact with the water and the drive otherwise it can't protect against galvanic corrosion.

06Rinker270

I don't know if getting paint off is possible.  Might need to be replaced. Anyone know if it's easy to just replace the electrode? 

bella-vita

Cool,this will be my second season with this boat ,love it great boat gotta love Rinker!

Michael T

New anodes!

LaRea

@bella-vita - pay special attention to the corrosion around the hub (at the forward edge of the forward propeller).  Too much corrosion there can cause the seal to fail, which means goodbye lower unit.

Sand down to shiny metal, prime and paint.  

raybo3

Going off on a tangent............. They can put someone on the freaking moon but nobody can make a drive that wont corrode... Really WTF?????????????? OK I am done...

Michael T

Oh Ray, they CAN make one but........

bella-vita

Will do LaRea.boating season almost here yah!!!

06Rinker270

bella, all fun work my friend!  I would like to see photos of your drive after your paint job.

Thank you everyone for your input and help.  I love this forum and wish I could buy you all a drink.  LaRea & Dream, soon I will buy you one!

Anyone know if the electrode part of the mercathode can be replaced easily?  I dont think getting the paint off is an option. 

Dream_Inn

This may help you a little Patrick: http://www.mercstuff.com/mercathodekit.htm .  I'd recommend just replacing it.

06Rinker270

Great link thanks John, sent them an email to just by the part under the drive if possible.  Hopefully it wont be to involved to replace my self...although the painter should pay for it.  Also going to do a test as well.

Dream_Inn

Yeah, that mercstuff link has a lot of really good info for drives.  I seem to go back to it often.  You probably saw, but it tells you how to test the mercathode.

jme097

@06Rinker270 what did you use for your actual paint? The Merc outdrive paint or something else?

06Rinker270

I used Trilux Primocon for primer and Trilux black drive paint for finishing 

06Rinker270

One coat of Trilux drive paint.  Can says use one can per drive.  Think I need a second coat?  Put two coats of primer   

Handymans342

Looks good