Re: new wiring- grounding plate
 

mr no bones

u neds to put #6 black grond wire on yer big toe then puts yer foot over da side whin you take a leak. u be safe and dunt get struck and no elicktolsis ya talkin abots
see ya sam

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Like Fellow-Ship said... what about cavitation? Where are you supposed to put it? On the transom below the water line? Then how you get the zillion wires to it? Another through-hull? I was trying to figure out how to get rid of all my through-hulls, but I don't really feel like getting zapped and we have zillions of little thunderstorms in the summertime.

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Ha Muddy Water

You can’t put it on the transom because when you are running the boat the transom is out of the water, so it has to be under the hull which makes placement a issue. I have a scoop, and transducer down there now so I Can't put it in front of them, plus the prop Can't put it in front of it. I am also thinking about underwater lights when I night fish so there is two other locations messed up plus the bunks for the trailer and the chins for the forklift if needed. These grounding plates are made of brass but the reason they cost approx $100.00 is because it is specially designed to disperse a charge. I guess you can put it behind something else but again for me at least it is attached to something brass. Maybe someday I will but one behind my scoop instead of attaching to the scoop.

If you think along Spidercrack’s line of thinking than all you got to do is jump up into the air Exactly at the same moment that the lighting hits with out toughing anything on the boat and you will be just fine. But looking at Spidercrack’s aviator I don’t think he could jump that high much less time his jump correctly.


FellowShip

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My motto: Just for the Grins :D :D

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ole Sam, thats funny. You consistantly amaze me with your words of wisdom http://floridasportsman.com/art/dupe.gif

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Best place is 4"-6" off the centerline, about 2' forward of the transom. That way it's in the water even at high speeds, offset enough to allow smooth water to the lower unit, and far enough forward to allow transducers to still function well. They only protrude 1/4" to 3/8" below the hull and are semi-faired already. See Ken's photo above.

The grounding plate is honeycombed bronze, and my 8"x3" plate has over 30 SQUARE FEET of grounding area. Thats like having a grounding sheet 3 feet wide and ten feet long on the bottom of your boat. I also ground everything to mine using 6 ga. battery cable or 10 ga. wire.

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You know, I just thought of a place that I need to run a wire to My Steering Wheel. I am always in contact with it and that could be a major problem.

FellowShip

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Yo Sammy,
I got a ground for you :o
http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y273/krn54/ts.jpg

Bye bye, Ken