Worms?

mbnarneymbnarney Member Posts: 196 ✭✭✭
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So I had my boat at a friends house for a couple of months. When boat was pulled everything was relatively clean. Had it dropped in at the Marina and when I finally got a rack.(3 weeks) These white looking things were covering the Drive , Transducer and underwater Led,s. This is after acid and scrapping. More to do, but what the heck are they and how do I keep them away. The hull did not have them.

Thanks
Mike
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  • LaReaLaRea Member, Moderator Posts: 8,071 mod
    You could try an outdrive anti-fouling paint such as Interlux Trilux.  Whatever you get, be sure it's made for aluminum outdrives.  
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  • aero3113aero3113 Member Posts: 9,857 ✭✭✭✭✭

    We get that type of growth here also. 

    It looks like you might have the wrong washers under the nuts, I’ve never seen them rust before.
    2008 330EC
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  • mbnarneymbnarney Member Posts: 196 ✭✭✭
    I Thought so. The folks that worked on my drive were less than reliable. I am lucky it runs at all. I just purchased a batch of stainless nuts and washers and will replace. 

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  • mbnarneymbnarney Member Posts: 196 ✭✭✭
    @aero3113 , They say its the little things. So I bought the kit of correct nuts and washers. The bunch that worked on my drive used steel . not stainless. Only 1 was a nyloc and none were torqued correctly. 1 had started to back itself out. Thanks for the heads up.

    Mike
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  • aero3113aero3113 Member Posts: 9,857 ✭✭✭✭✭
    WoW! Glad you put the correct hardware on!! 👍🏻
    2008 330EC
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  • LaReaLaRea Member, Moderator Posts: 8,071 mod
    I'd guess that's an indicator of how the rest of the boat was kept.  Better start checking everything!
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