Corrosion On Pumps And Reverse Buckets

[enut]

I have a question on my 08 Utopia 205. What is the corrosion that is on the pumps and reverse buckets from?
I purchased it from someone in Maine, but was told that it was only used in freshwater. Could it have been ran in saltwater from a previous owner? What is the best way to clean it up? Would it need to be sandblasted and painted? Or should it be left alone?
Thanks

 

[JPass]

That's not bad at all. you can wire wheel the spots, then repaint. I did mine not long ago. Stripped them down, primed and painted them.

Make sure your zincs are in good shape. They may need to be replaced.

 

[Mudnman]

He's right.If it was in salt you never would have removed bolts from bucket.

 

[enut]

JPass, what kind of paint did you use?

 

[JPass]

I primed everything after the parts were cleaned up, then I used brake caliper paint as it's pretty forgiving if things aren't super clean and it appears to be pretty durable as well.