Dutch Steel Alm Boats

I Surveyed this compact little Dutch Steel Cruiser today at Brundall Marine Services... At just 28ft she is surprisingly roomy inside. When Surveying a steel boat, you need to be able to access as much of the inside of the hull as possible, as steel boats collect moisture & often the moisture is allowed to remain, rusting the frames, stringers, & inner surface of the plating.

Rudder anode wasted away....

Surveyors comments:

Sacrificial anodes. The main points to remember are:

The anode should be position on the outside of the hull below the waterline under the turn of the bilge.

The anode should not be positioned forward of or in line with Echo Sounding Transducers or log impellers.


Anodes may be welded or bolted to a steel hull. When fitting and replacing Bolt-On Anodes always ensure that the serrated fan disc washers are replaced. DO NOT PAINT THE WORKING SURFACE OF THE ANODE.

NOTE: To provide the best protection to the stern gear the shaft should can be fitted with an Electro Eliminator Brush and earthed to the hull. Additionally the gearbox should be bonded to the hull using 4mm2 multi strand cable and any flexible couplings in the shaft should be bridged with a copper strap or cable. The Electro-Eliminators offer the most effective shaft bonding solution. Running directly onto the propeller shaft the electro eliminator puts the anode on constant low resistance contact with the propeller shaft. The copper graphite brushes will give at least 2000 running hours under normal conditions. The electro eliminators will also remove the irritating interference to electronic equipment caused by the rotating shaft.