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    Lower unit paint peeling and pitting

    I own a 2000 bass cat jaguar. After blowing out the lower unit I replaced it with the new omc lower. I started having the paint peel off and it has started pitting into the aluminium. Anyone have any clues as to how I can stop this from happening? (My theory is that it is a cavitation burn coming off the water inlets...tried smoothing them out but it is continuing to peel and pit.)
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    Maybe have to streamline the water inlets, are they plastic ? might have to give them a sharp edge like the trailing edge of a propeller ?

    just a thought.

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    I would try polishing that area to a mirror finish and then see what happens,

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