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I've had this boat since 1998. Best boat I've ever had. Has done nothing but run. The Cobra outdrive has quite a bit of galvanic corrosion which is starting to concern me. I've never had any issues with it but need some advice on how to handle it. I have qualified mechanics who keep it up. They pulled the top gears and said they were good.
I would entertain the idea of have the outdrive sand blasted/painted, BUT I HAVE FOUND ABSOLUTELY NO BUSINESS that does this. Scoured the internet, there were a couple but noone even called back. I'm guessing this is one of those "too much work and not enough profit" jobs that noone wants to touch.

Mine's been in salt water at least half of its life and corrosion on the drive is a part of salt water life. If you go onto Interlux's or Pettit's website, they have instructions for painting aluminum, its an involved procedure but can be done. I don't know that you must sandblast, if you hand sand it and then prep the aluminum (alu starts to oxidize almost immediately and thats one reason why it's hard to get anything to stick to it). I use the Interlux Primcon primer (3 coats) and the Trilux antifouling paint for aluminum.....

If you really want to have it 'blasted, try to find a shop that restores classic cars, they must have access to that service.

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4.3 OMC Cobra-4bbl
2002 Walker Bay 10/2012 Suzuki 2.5
2008 Walker Bay 8

1998 Jeep Grand Cherokee 4.0/Selectrac
2007 Jeep Grand Cherokee 5.7 Hemi/Quadradrive II

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