Re: '79 Johnson v4 Outboard. Best or possible to add an anode?
Thanks for all the info. No plates, tabs(yet), or any other from the aftermarket hanging out in the water and stops in the marina are rare and short when they happen. When they do, I never have before connected power. Well, back to my original question, is there a better way/place to mount an anode. I scoured the aftermarket for one specifically for my outboard and came up dry. Dosen't mean there is not something out there designed for me(like a anode that replaces the steering trim tab.) My owners manual mentions a "kit" being available, but my dealer has never heard of it. If no one knows of anything I may attempt to make a bracket(aluminum) that puts the anode just below the stern bracket itself by utilizing the transom bolts. Sound like the plan?<br /><br />Earlier Dunaruna said:<br />"How can the anchor chain be conducting on a fibreglass boat? I'm no meteorologist but it may be related to the storm. Maybe a leakage from a nearby boat or marina? Probably an earth problem with your boat."<br /><br />This all happened in the backcountry and it appears that I was being used as a static charge "battery." For some reason the motor built up a charge different from the anchor with the hull insulating the two. The motor was tilted up almost out of the water in case the boat acedentally beached itself. I touched the controls on the motor and charged myself one way, and grabbed the anchor and I charged another way or just discharged me into the water. Where the charge came from is not clear. If it were from bad marina wiring and was enough to throw arcs off my fingers, I suspect I may have been injured from this. It was, however, a lightning storm but with few strikes within earshot. Probably static related. At the very least, it was strange. A good story to tell over beers this weekend.
