Grounding aluminum boat

[NathanY]

As many of you know, I am in the process of building an aluminum boat out of an old Starcraft. Should I ground the boat to the negative side of the battery? I thought that I read some where that it should be done.

 

[DJ]

Re: Grounding aluminum boat

Nathan,<br /><br />Under NO circumstance should anything electrical be connected to the aluminum hull.<br /><br />It will cause electrolysis.

 

[NathanY]

Re: Grounding aluminum boat

Thanks for the info, I just was not sure.

 

[Terry H]

Re: Grounding aluminum boat

dj...the motor should be grounded and it's connected to the boat...does that count?...just a Thought

 

[n0ukf]

Re: Grounding aluminum boat

Clamping/bolting the motor to the transom may make an incidental electrical connection to ground (- terminal), but don't count on that connection for anything electrical. Run + and - wires from the battery or power bus for everything.

 

[DJ]

Re: Grounding aluminum boat

Thought101,<br /><br />The motor had better not be grounded to the hull. The motor has it's own + and - cables that go directly to the battery.<br /><br />Any other components sould be operated from a seperate buss with it's own wires, directly to the battery.