12-02-2008
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Location: New England
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Unfortunately, there's plenty of both Ignorance and Stupidity to go around... finding somewhere it is in low supply is the tough part. 
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Originally Posted by noelex77
Thank for the note about the book I will look out for it. Most problems in marinas come from incorrectly wiring shore power on the aluminium boat. Unless the ground wire is isolated a metal boat can suffer very rapid corrosion. There are simple ways around this, but every once in a while someone will add a battery charger incorrectly to an aluminium boat and create a major problem. This is the stuff that creates horror stories about aluminium boats, but the cause is just ignorance or stupidity.
Stray current in the water from a nearby steel boat or an unusually "hot" marina can produce a small amount of corrosion but usually the zincs will provide complete protection.
These problems are rare and seen less than , fiberglass boats with core or hull deck joining difficulties,
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Telstar 28
New England
You know what the first rule of sailing is? ...Love. You can learn all the math in the 'verse, but you take
a boat to the sea you don't love, she'll shake you off just as sure as the turning of the worlds. Love keeps
her going when she oughta fall down, tells you she's hurting 'fore she keens. Makes her a home.
—Cpt. Mal Reynolds, Serenity (edited)
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