I am a new boat owner and noticed a lot of corrosion on all metal fittings in the boats hull. I was told the boat was not bonded and by doing so would resolve the problem. Any suggestions My boat is a 2012 Huynter 45DS. Thanks
Excess corrosion
- Thread starter rkuhn1174
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The conventional wisdom is... don't! Bonding is the proverbial "treat the symptom rather than cure the disease" approach.
Read this among other things others may reference for you.
http://www.sailmail.com/grounds.htm
Read this among other things others may reference for you.
http://www.sailmail.com/grounds.htm
Catalytic corrosion is caused by a voltage difference causing current through the water. Different submerged metals in near contact can cause this. Most often the problem of excessive corrosion is caused by an incorrect ground. Do not leave your shore power cable connected if not in use. Do not leave a shore power battery charger "maintaining" your batteries. These two steps should eliminate most of the problem. Without a current there will be no corrosion. The hard work is finding where the bad cable or connection is allowing voltage to ground and "fueling" the corrosion process. Good luck.