Poormans Boatright
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I got to thinking about electrolysis on boats, what makes the pits and eating away at the aluminum? So I'm wondering if motors have a anode why not the hull? We all know electrolysis corrosion is a problem with aluminum hulls, right? So I thought why Don't aluminum hulls have a sacrificial anode installed on them. I could be wrong, but wouldn't an anode work on a hull just as it would on a motor? In my thinking, that they are the same. So here's what I done. I cut a block of aluminum out of some stock I had around the shop, and drilled and tapped it to mount an anode I bought off E-Bay. I then welded it to the back of my float pod and installed the anode. My thought is if electrolysis is eating away at the hull, would it eat the anode first?
What are you're thoughts? Does anybody have experience with this? do you think it wont help? I'd like to think it this would be beneficial to corrosion problems, but I am no engineer.
Anyhow, here's what I did.
What are you're thoughts? Does anybody have experience with this? do you think it wont help? I'd like to think it this would be beneficial to corrosion problems, but I am no engineer.
Anyhow, here's what I did.