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From: Leland W. Robinson (no email)
Date: Tue May 02 2006 - 16:59:06 EDT
John,
I can't answer your question, but I also have a Walter keel cooler on my
boat, and my boat also is fiberglass. The zinc on the stem
(through-hull) end of the cooler is consumed more rapidly than any other
zinc on the boat. The zinc on the return (forward) end lasts much
longer, but that zinc is not supplied by Walter because I have a
protective fairing on that end which makes it impractical to get to the
standard Walter-supplied zinc. Makes one wonder whether the zincs
supplied by Walter may be sub-standard, but I really don't know.
Inside my boat, the stem of the keel cooler is bonded. The bonding was
done by a knowledgeable marine electrician, but not someone who is an
expert on Walter keel coolers. Now you have me worried about whether I
should remove that bonding strap. I guess I'll contact Walter, but I'd
like them to give me a reason.
Lee Robinson
"Katahdin"
New Bern, NC
John Pounder wrote:
>Hi All,
>
> I have a Walter keel cooler on my boat (fiberglass hull) and the Zincs (1 at each end of the cooler) are being consumed much faster than other zincs on the boat. I asked the manufacturer if it was acceptable to bond the cooler and they said no. The person I spoke with was unable to give me a reason but that thier engineer said definitely, do not bond the keel cooler.
>
> Any thoughts as to whether this is correct and if so why?
>
> Thanks,
>
> John
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