New anodes welded onto a narrowboat, showing the old part worn anode and brand new anode. One looks eaten and one not corroded. A galvanic anode

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Anodes by definition an anode is an ingot of sacrificial metal attached to the underwater hull of a narrowboat or canal boat which corrodes due to electrolysis more readily than the hull and propeller. Magnesium anodes are used for boats in fresh water. Aluminium anodes are used for boats in brackish water. Zinc anodes are used exclusively in salt water. A galvanic anode is the main component of a galvanic cathodic protection system used to protect buried or submerged metal structures from corrosion

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Location: Doncaster, UK
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