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Andina Marie
 
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Default Power cord ground terminal grounded to thru-hulls


Russell wrote:
We have been eating up zincs, and just had to replace both props. Had
the marina check and they said the power cord gound terminals on our
twin inboard were grounded to the thru hulls. This is in sal****er.
Any ideas on what could be going on, why this is an issue and what to
do to correct it?


For safety reasons, the ABYC specifications call for the shore power
cord to be grounded to the DC ground which includes the underwater
metal attached to the engine(s).

Your cheapest protection is a galvanic isolator. They are on sale for
under $100 at Defender
http://www.defender.com/product.jsp?path=-1|328|303336&id=605562
One isolator can handle a 50 amp shore cord or two 30 amp.