[C320-list] Strut

[Bruce Heyman]

Art,
In a worn out slip in Dana Point Harbor.  I do not trust the dock wiring.
However, sticking a piece of bronze in salt water with out a zinc and not bonded to anything is not cool.  I need to borrow a meter to see how electrically hot the marina is.
Thanks,
Bruce  

Bruce Heyman
(949) 289-8400

Arthur Miller <millers1 at aol.com> wrote:

>Bruce,   Just curious, are you on a marina dock..  Last time I saw a sever case of attack on a strut the owner found problems with dock piers and how they were grounded..... Stray currents.
>Art.  #680
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>Sent from my iPad
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>On Nov 26, 2013, at 1:22 PM, Bruce Heyman <bruceheyman at cox.net> wrote:
>
>> I just cleaned it up with a wire wheel.  Lots of pink which means all that is left in that area is copper.  Not happy.  I'm putting it back together but adding a round zinc on both sides.
>> 
>> Bruce Heyman
>> (949) 289-8400
>> 
>> JJ Morrison <sail-ability at sympatico.ca> wrote:
>> 
>>> Mine isn't bonded.JohnM1999#574
>>> 
>>>> From: bruceheyman at cox.net
>>>> To: C320-List at Catalina320.com
>>>> Date: Tue, 26 Nov 2013 09:25:46 -0800
>>>> Subject: [C320-list] Strut
>>>> 
>>>> I'm in the shipyard getting a failed cutlass bearing replaced.  Really wish
>>>> they had used a more sustainable bearing as these seem to wear out way too
>>>> quickly.  My strut is showing signs of galvanic corrosion and I was
>>>> wondering if anyone knows if it is bonded or not.  I looked inside where the
>>>> strut bolt would normally be inside the boat but it is covered up by the
>>>> water pump for our Air Conditioner system.  Anyone know if it is bonded.
>>>> I'm thinking of adding a zinc to the strut to prevent further corrosion.
>>>> 
>>>> Thoughts?
>>>> 
>>>> Thanks,
>>>> 
>>>> Bruce
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> Bruce Heyman
>>>> 
>>>> <mailto:bruceheyman at cox.net> bruceheyman at cox.net
>>>> 
>>>> (949) 289-8400
>>>> 
>>>> Somerset #671 Dana Point, CA
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> 
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