Hi all...thanks in advance for any suggestions.
I have a 2006 BW 205 Conquest with a 2006 150 Mercury Verado. Great setup and the Verado has been terrific. Plenty of power and reasonable to maintain.
However, the original Mercury trim motor operated ok but started to corrode badly for the 3 years I owned the boat up until August of 2017. I was set to replace it with an Arco but the whole tilt-trim unit blew a seal that month and I replaced the whole assembly. Now, only 4 seasons later, the Mercury OEM trim motor from this assembly is corroding at an even faster rate. The boat stays in the Navesink River in Monmouth County NJ from may to October. I paint the motor to contain the corrosion. I replace all the anodes on the outboard every season. I do not leave the boat plugged into shore power.
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Does anyone have any suggestions on how to limit the corrosion?
Why isn't Mercury using a plastic - composite motor like the competition?
Thanks...Jim.
I have a 2006 BW 205 Conquest with a 2006 150 Mercury Verado. Great setup and the Verado has been terrific. Plenty of power and reasonable to maintain.
However, the original Mercury trim motor operated ok but started to corrode badly for the 3 years I owned the boat up until August of 2017. I was set to replace it with an Arco but the whole tilt-trim unit blew a seal that month and I replaced the whole assembly. Now, only 4 seasons later, the Mercury OEM trim motor from this assembly is corroding at an even faster rate. The boat stays in the Navesink River in Monmouth County NJ from may to October. I paint the motor to contain the corrosion. I replace all the anodes on the outboard every season. I do not leave the boat plugged into shore power.
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Does anyone have any suggestions on how to limit the corrosion?
Why isn't Mercury using a plastic - composite motor like the competition?
Thanks...Jim.