WHAT WOULD YOU DO ?

[charlie_the_tuna]

all the new zincs i put on are out of the water when i tilt up.
should i leave the outdrive down when not in use?

[Airslot]

Yes, the zincs need to be in the water. I was always told that you don't store with the drive up because its stretching /extending the bellows.

[charlie_the_tuna]

yeah, but i'm not storing it, its in the water to be used 2 to 3 times a week.

[randlemanboater]

In that case you should tilt it halfway.

[Airslot]

Even worse to be stored in the water with a stretched bellows. Leave it down. If you use it, it'll stay clean anyway.

[bradford]

I had an i/o once that I just tilted up a little to keep the skeg from driving into the creek bottom when the tide went way out. You want to keep the zincs in the water to keep the rest of the outdrive from being eaten away.

[spareparts]

add a zinc grouper, you can't over zinc an I/O