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An particularly lucid primer on what causes marine corrosion and the basic methods of preventing it. Understanding these principles will to understand some of the more advanced listings below. 4 pages with diagrams.
[Practical Sailor]
A surveyor writes about the damage he has seen from not either isolating unlike metals (aluminum mast / steel winch) or bonding potential problem fittings. 3 pages with good diagrams, especially of bonding.
[Practical Sailor]
"Of all the complicated subjects one needs to know as a boat owner, this is probably the most difficult, and least understood," says the author, a marine surveyor. Topics include causes, zincs and bonding, with comments on stainless and aluminum, Lots of illustrations.
[Yachtsurvey.com]
A pithy summary of how stray current and galvanic action are out to get you and what to do about it.
[BoatSafe.com, USA]
A marine surveyor takes you on a tour of what can go wrong with a boat′s electrical system design, how to prevent it, and whom to hire to fix it.
[Yachtsurvey.com]
Managing the current that flows outside the designated wiring can reduce galvanic corrosion from your own boat, electrolytic corrosion from your neighbor′s boat, and protect you from lightning,
[SailNet, 27 April 2002]
An explanation of the causes of galvanic corrosion at the dock, who causes it, and what you should do to protect yourself. Lots of stuff you should know if you have any electrical system on your boat, dock or no dock.
[Yachtsurvey.com]
Why bonding and grounding are necessary. The use of sacrificial anodes.
[SailNet, 22 May 2002]
An explanation of how improperly wired shorepower can turn your boat into an electrode, with three recommendations for preventing this.
[SailNet, 17 June 2002]
A grounding system protects from corrosion, electrical shock and lightning, radio interference, and can prolong the life of electrical equipment. The complexities of grounding and bonding. 9 pages with photos and diagrams.
[Professional BoatBuilder, April 2003]
Electrical Maintenance and Troubleshooting
AC and DC grounding systems are two separate systems, for distinctly different reasons. If you don′t understand these systems, you run the distinct risk of creating a disaster.
David Pascoe
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