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A discussion board and photo gallery for cruising sailors and wannabes focused on the best ways to generate, distribute, and control electricity on a cruising boat.
[Cruisers Forum, Buskerud, Norway]
ABYC standards and recommended practices for the design, installation, and use of cathodic protection systems on boats.
[American Boat & Yacht Council, Edgewater, MD, USA]
ABYC has been developing and updating the safety standards for boat building and repair for nearly 50 years. The ABYC offers courses in engines, electrical, refrigeration, corrosion, and other subjects.
[American Boat & Yacht Council, Edgewater, MD, USA]
Description of DC grounding and cathodic bonding system in Island Packet yachts. Diagram.
[Sail Magazine, August 2002]
Lots of stainless and bronze fittings have some steel component that will corrode. Here′s how to find that iron before buying.
[landlpardey.com, August 1999]
Sells and installs ProSafe galvanic isolation systems and related equipment. Site has good general information about the products and short "reference" pages on related topics. Also sells and installs a wide range of electrical equipment.
[Jack Rabbit Marine, Inc., Stamford, CT, USA]
Battery isolators and isolations transformer protect batteries from over-voltage or going flat. Protects electrical systems from stray electricity in the water, for instance at marinas. Their manuals give a good picture of isolator installation and operation.
[Victron Energy, USA]
Several models of corrosion test meter, monitor, and controller. Also a corrosion workbook.
[Professional Mariner, LLC, Rye, NH, USA]
Marine isolation and boosting transfers provide all the magnetic power transfer benefits of an isolation transformer, plus automatically "boosting" low or fluctuating voltages from the dock caused by long cable runs or heavy demand. Also sells isolation transformers without the boost capability.
[Charles Industries, Ltd., Rolling Meadows Illinois, 60008, IL, USA]
Discount supplier of all types and sizes of zincs for sacrificial cathodes. Protection for rudder, shaft, hull, engine, prop, sterndrive, outboard, and other locations.
[BoatZincs.com, Sudbury, MA, USA]
Electrical Maintenance and Troubleshooting
This is part and parcel of why boat ownership is so dang expensive: they float in saltwater which is horribly corrosive.
David Pascoe
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