Anodes

Unfortunately my welding skills leave much to be desired so I aborted the first attempt at attaching the front starboard anode Until I got help. My errors summarised - didn't clean off the surface of the anodes or receiving metal enough - note that the anode strip is galvanised to stop rust in the chandlers and this needs to be cleaned off/ground off before attaching -it also gives off a noxious gas when heated! I also earthed the anode on the hull using the magnet I bought - bad idea I could have made a hole in the hull - luckily I noticed the small indentation forming and lack of welding rod melt. The front anode was done in the end by Eddie at the boat club when he got home from work. I decided to have a go myself at the rear one port side and after several attempts I managed to attach the anode. I will have another go in the morning to improve the weld. As noted earlier I will only replace two anodes this time. The painting is almost done so the boat should be ready to go back on the water  Saturday.