We had a discussion awhile back about different brands of zincs. I purchased some from boatzincs.com and was not familiar with the brand name, Reliance. I wrote them and got the following reply: ________________________ Since no single manufacturer produces every anode required by every one of customers, we sell multiple brands of anodes -- including Reliance, Camp and Martyr. However, all our anodes have one thing in common -- they are made of Mil-Spec alloys. The importance of Mil-Spec zinc is described at http://www.boatzincs.com/use_milspec_a18001k.html. All our zinc anodes conform to this specification. The Reliance and Martyr brands are both produced in Vancouver BC. The Reliance is perhaps more popular on the West Coast, and similar to the East Coast popularity of Camp which is based in FL. Martyr is popular nationwide, even worldwide. Regardless, all three brands are truly excellent, and have been well received by all of our customers. I looked at your past orders and believe that all anodes we have shipped to you were produced by Reliance. You got the best anodes money can buy, indeed. ________________________________ Does that spec match up with what you guys would expect? I know somebody mentioned something about a plating spec vs. an anode spec. Keith _____ Is Marx's tomb a communist plot?