outofcommission
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My boat is a 2009, it was in the water from the time I purchased it new May 2009 until the end of November. I have a ring of electolysis corrosion around the whole aluminum engine bracket and the zincs are 95% gone. I have read up on the causes of Electrolysis, galvanic corrosion, different metals reacting etc...
The question that I have is, has anyone else had this problem? The local dealer says they do not know of anyone else having this problem which scares me.
I have had other boats in this slip and never had a problem, there are 5 other boats in the water where I keep it and they have minimal damage, I honestly think it is a stray current from my boat, but what???
Is there a usual suspect? Battery charger is almost always off, frig is almost always off, but battery switches are almost always on. I did have dockside power installed but only use it when I overnight somewhere. All in all I should be able to leave the boat "plugged in" all the time though.
I plan on doing the repairs necessary, zincing the crap out of the whole boat, and leaving the battery switches off, any other suggestions or am I just going to have to deal with this season after season??? I hate putting it back in without resolving the issue!!!
The question that I have is, has anyone else had this problem? The local dealer says they do not know of anyone else having this problem which scares me.
I have had other boats in this slip and never had a problem, there are 5 other boats in the water where I keep it and they have minimal damage, I honestly think it is a stray current from my boat, but what???
Is there a usual suspect? Battery charger is almost always off, frig is almost always off, but battery switches are almost always on. I did have dockside power installed but only use it when I overnight somewhere. All in all I should be able to leave the boat "plugged in" all the time though.
I plan on doing the repairs necessary, zincing the crap out of the whole boat, and leaving the battery switches off, any other suggestions or am I just going to have to deal with this season after season??? I hate putting it back in without resolving the issue!!!