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Sacrificial anodes, sometimes referred to as zinc anodes, are essential to boat maintenance.Since zinc was the first substance utilized for sacrificial anodes, the name "zincs" has come to refer to them. But other metals, including magnesium and aluminum, can also serve as sacrificial anodes.The relatively cheap metal used to make a sacrificial anode will corrode in place of your boat or yacht's more costly metal elements, such as the sterndrive, propeller, rudders, shaft, and other essentials. Your metal components won't corrode when submerged in water for extended periods of time since the anode's metal is less "noble" and will corrode...

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This manual is beta form, this means that it is not yet completed. This text will be removed soon as it is finalized. Removal of cylinders  Remove the plastic cap on the aft (drive) end of each trim/tilt cylinder. Remove the elastic lock nut and flat washer. Support the hydraulic cylinder and lightly tap the pivot rod out of the cylinders with a rubber mallet-tap on one side while pulling on the other side. Carefully lower the cylinders down. If the bushings come out with the pivot rod, make sure that you keep the two grounding clips. Grab the pivot...