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Lew Hodgett Lew Hodgett is offline
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Default Electricity under water


"Robatoy" wrote:

Yes of course. But how does the rectfication occur so that you're

left
with an anode/oxygen only bubbles?
Are you talking about cathodic protection of propellor/shafts and

even
a steel hull? The good ol' galvanic sacrifice?


Rectification?

That is exactly what I'm talking about.

It is the basic reason you NEVER want to go swimming in a marina.

Most marinas that provide shore power will have stray currents in the
water and they can kill you.


Lew