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    Sep 06, 2017 5 minutes

    NIGEL CALDER IS AN AUTHOR AND EXPERT ON BOAT SYSTEMS AND DIESEL ENGINES

    GORDON WEST IS AN ELECTRONICS EXPERT WHO SPECIALIZES IN RADIO COMMUNICATIONS

    DON CASEY HAS WRITTEN MANY BOOKS AND ARTICLES ON MARINE MAINTENANCE AND REPAIRS

    BRIAN HANCOCK IS A SAILMAKER, WHITBREAD RACE VETERAN AND CREATOR OF GREATCIRCLESAILS.COM

    One of the mystery blisters

    CAN I MIX MY ANODES?

    Q: I have a Tartan 3500 that I sail in freshwater on Lake Ontario. She is docked at a yacht club. I try not to keep her plugged in to shore power for the entire summer, unlike most boats we are surrounded by. I have a Yanmar saildrive with a three-blade VariProp. A few years back I experienced severe prop corrosion when I was using all-zinc anodes. Since then I have installed a galvanic isolator and subsequently disconnected

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