Servicing a Volvo Penta saildrive

/ Paikea / By youngbarnacles

While Paikea is out of the water it is a perfect time to have a good look at our Volvo Penta sail drives. Shayne has already made up some nice new fibreglass covers to fit over the holes in the hulls where the sail drive enters the water. Now it’s time to clean up the sail drives and replace all the items that have perished. It was a big job but the end product looks fantastic.

The compounds we used are linked below. This is a good reference for those of you who would like to know what sort of adhesives/anticorrosion agents are worthwhile purchasing for your boat.

In terms of antifoul products, the options are varied. It really depends on your requirements, where you intend to do most of your cruising, how long the boat will be in the water and how often you intend to replace the antifoul. We have found the Nautix A7-TSpeed product to be fantastic so far.