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Thank you for taking time to explain these matters for me, Mumbles. Now you have taught me things I did not know. And I’m thankful and appreciate your time and effort clearing this out.
My Evinrude 18 HP from 1960 does not seem to suffer from not having anodes installed. It has no electric start, only manual start with rope and starter handle. Could this be an explanation? Or may be it has been used in fresh water only. I don’t know, because I bought it two years ago and the seller did not know the history of this outboard.
I’m performing a total rebuild from the propeller to the starter handle, so I was thinking about protecting the outboard before I start using it in salt water. I have been spending a huge amount of money on parts, tools and so on, so I want to do everything properly. Therefore I was considering installing an anode.
Do you think I should put a small anode on the ventilation plate? Can I bore a hole in this plate without destroying anything? Should I use zink?