"Tony Thomas" wrote
Chances are you won't notice any difference. I would go ahead and use it
for the rest of the year as it is.

That's my plan. (The "rest of the year" here is only a couple more weeks.)
As I mentioned in my reply to Tom, I'm not seeing any noticeable performance
change. I'm a little concerned about the trim tab anode hanging out there
with half its bearing surface gone, but it seems secure enough.