Thread: Mounting electronics on a aluminum boat?

Originally Posted by ShilohRed

Your asking for trouble. Aluminum is not to be used as a ground. It will over time eat away your boat where you have anything grounded like that.
Also don't know about it effecting your fishing. Other then destroying the boat. Ever hear of electrolytic? Do a search of " boat electrolytic"
PEte

Electrolysis. You create a negative charge on the hull, then any positive charge device will try to attach to it. Also, it could be dangerous if you charge your batteries while boat is in the water.

Any and all electrical systems should have a single point ground. On a boat, it is usually the engine.

Another thing. Be sure to keep your sacrificial anode (zinc bar) in good shape. I didn't. I had to have my jon boat patched. Electrolysis.