Bonding - Fresh water to salt water boat.

dilbertino

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I am buying a fresh water boat and the boat will be on my mooring in salt water. My surveyor said to make sure to bond the thru-hulls on the boat. Any suggestions on how to do this?
 

ODDD1

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Re: Bonding - Fresh water to salt water boat.

dilbert, they refer to connecting all the underwater metal elements together electrically, to help limit corrosion. this is usually done in the bilges with 8 or 10 guage stranded copper wire connected to each peice,just make sure you get them all. The american boat and yacht counsel has specific regs on doin this....and I dont have em handy...
 

dilbertino

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Re: Bonding - Fresh water to salt water boat.

Thanks, I went to ABYC.com and could not find the regs. Do you have to buy them or are they on line?
 
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