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Anodes & Zincs

Anodes & zincs for hull, shaft, prop & rudder & engine. From Canada Metal, Performance Metal, Sierra and more available

242 Products

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Sea Shield Streamline Collar Shaft Anode
Mfr: Sea Shield Marine
$75.70
Sea Shield Weld On Zinc Hull Anode 6" x 12"
SKU: 565903
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Mfr: Sea Shield Marine
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Mfg# ZHS23
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LFS# ZHS23
$16.42
Sea Shield Mini Divers Dream Aluminum bolt on Anode 4" x 6"
SKU: 565902
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Mfr: Sea Shield Marine
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Mfg# ZHC-4
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LFS# ZHC4
$6.42
Sea Shield Rudder Plate 1-3/4 x 3/8
SKU: 565895
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Mfr: Sea Shield Marine
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Mfg# RB-XS
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LFS# RP185
$9.99
Sea Shield Max Prop Universal Aluminum Anode Zinc 63MM
SKU: 565894
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Mfr: Sea Shield Marine
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Mfg# 63MM-Insert
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LFS# MAXI63
$8.33
Sea Shield Bravo Series Mercury Spare Anode
SKU: 565876
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Mfr: Sea Shield Marine
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Mfg# M-706190
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LFS# M706190S
$9.02
Bravo 3 Mercury / Mercruiser Trim Tab Flat Anode, Zinc
SKU: 256729
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Mfr: Canada Metal (Martyr Anodes)
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Mfg# CM762145A
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LFS# CM762145A
$8.95
Bravo 3 Mercury / Mercruiser Trim Tab Flat Anode, Zinc
SKU: 256705
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Mfr: Canada Metal (Martyr Anodes)
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Mfg# CM762144Z
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LFS# CM762144Z
$17.48
Martyr CM762145Z Mercury/Mercruiser (New Generation - Replaces 76214) in Zinc
SKU: 256703
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Mfr: Canada Metal (Martyr Anodes)
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Mfg# CM762145Z
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LFS# CM762145Z
$16.90
Mercury Mercruiser Bravo 1 and Bravo 3 Carrier Anode
SKU: 256825
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Mfr: Canada Metal (Martyr Anodes)
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Mfg# CM806188Z
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LFS# CM806188Z
$85.99
Mercruiser Bravo II & III Anode Kit, Magnesium
SKU: 206623
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Mfr: Canada Metal (Martyr Anodes)
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Mfg# CMBRAVO23KITM
$19.75
Martyr CM821631Z Mercruiser Alpha-1, GEN-II Transom Plate Zinc Anode
SKU: 256844
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Mfr: Canada Metal (Martyr Anodes)
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Mfg# CM821631Z
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LFS# CM821631Z
$37.08
Mercruiser Bravo II & III Anode Kit, Aluminum
SKU: 206634
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Mfr: Canada Metal (Martyr Anodes)
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Mfg# CMBRAVO23KITA
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LFS# CMBRAVO23KITA
$19.17
Canada Metal - Mercruiser Anode, Cm43994
SKU: 256804
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Mfr: Canada Metal (Martyr Anodes)
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Mfg# CM821631A
$53.27
Martyr, Mercury Verado Anode Kits, Aluminum, 6 Cylinder
SKU: 256946
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Mfr: Canada Metal (Martyr Anodes)
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Mfg# CMVERADO6KITA
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LFS# CMVERADO6KITA
$39.00
Martyr, Mercury Verado Anode Kits, Aluminum, 4 Cylinder
SKU: 256929
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Mfr: Canada Metal (Martyr Anodes)
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Mfg# CMVERADO4KITA
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LFS# CMVERADO4KITA
$55.39
Zinc Anode Kit for SE106 Alpha I, Gen I Sterndrives (1972-1990) 3 Anode Kit
SKU: 527314
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Mfr: STERNDRIVE ENGINEERING
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Mfg# 90-106-05TK
$36.75
Zinc Anode Kit for SE106 Alpha I, Gen I Sterndrives (1972-1990) 2 Piece Kit
SKU: 156349
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Mfr: STERNDRIVE ENGINEERING
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Mfg# 90-106-05K
$12.85
Replacement Propeller Nut Anodes
SKU: 256784
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Mfr: Canada Metal (Martyr Anodes)
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Mfg# CMPNZC
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LFS# CMPNZC
$86.67
Martyr CMX25 1" Diameter Zinc Barrel Collar Shaft Anode w/ Allen Screw
SKU: 466982
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Mfr: Canada Metal (Martyr Anodes)
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Mfg# CMX25
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LFS# CMX25
$22.36
Semi-streamlined Anodes, Zinc
SKU: 42063
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Mfr: Canada Metal (Martyr Anodes)
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Mfg# Z4
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LFS# CMZ04SZ
$43.50
Semi-streamlined Anodes, Zinc
SKU: 42062
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Mfr: Canada Metal (Martyr Anodes)
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Mfg# Z3
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LFS# CMZ03SZ
$47.50
Canada Metal Z3 Bolt-On Anode Plate
SKU: 466989
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Mfr: Canada Metal (Martyr Anodes)
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Mfg# CMZ03BS
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LFS# CMZ03BSZ

 

Marine Anodes and Zincs are necessary for preventing galvanic metal corrosion in boat drive systems. We supply anodes for outdrives, sterndrives, propeller shaft and propellers by popular brands like Canada Metals, Martyr Anodes and Aqua-Pacific.

 

Hull Anodes

 

Hull Anodes are used when you have underwater fittings bonded together electrically. The hull anode depletes instead of underwater metal fittings. These anodes must be carefully monitored to protect the propeller, through-hulls or the entire hull of metal boats.

 

Shaft and Prop Anodes

 

Shaft zincs or anodes are typically fashioned in two pieces and bolted together around the propeller shaft. Propeller zincs may be a ring zinc or a zinc prop nut. Metal rudders, struts and fins are easily protected with zinc anode disks bolted through them.

 

What is Galvanic Corrosion and Why You Need Anodes?

 

Sacrificial Zincs or Anodes are used anytime you have different metals that are physically or electrically connected and immersed in water. These submerged metals will cause some amount of electrical current to flow between them. The electrons that make up that current flow are supplied by the loss of one of the metals. Metal is lost in the form of metal ions - directly into the water! Temperature and salinity (how salty the water is) also factor into how rapidly the metal is corroded. This is called galvanic or dissimilar metal corrosion and if left unchecked, it can quickly destroy underwater metals.

 

Common metals subject to galvanic corrosion are bronze or aluminum propellers on a stainless steel shaft; but rudders, rudder fittings, metal struts, outboards, stern drives as well as heat exchangers and through-hull fititngs are also at risk. The way to counteract galvanic corrosion is to add a third metal into the circuit, one that gives up its electrons easier than the metals you want to preserve. This piece of metal is called a sacrificial anode, and most often it is zinc. In fact, most boaters refer to sacrificial anodes simply as zincs.