Kicker motor making my boat "hot"?

[ZaQ]

I think I have a "hot boat"! You know, the motor or something is charging my boat with positive energy. <br />The only thing I don't have grounded directly to the battery is my 8 horse Honda kicker. I have the charging cable hooked up directly to the battery, but I fear that my boat is charged, effecting my fish catching ability when I am running the kicker. <br /><br />Anyone have any thoughts on this problem, and what is the best way to ground a kicker to the battery?

 

[MajBach]

Re: Kicker motor making my boat "hot"?

LOL! Is your hair standing on end? What makes you think your boat has a net positive charge?

 

[gss036]

Re: Kicker motor making my boat "hot"?

http://www.protroll.com/blkbox3.html <br />Check out this link and read the info. It will explain how to go about checking and what to do about it.

 

[MajBach]

Re: Kicker motor making my boat "hot"?

Once again: LOL! It's quite entertaining - the ideas anglers will come up with to explain a bad day on the water. Even funnier is how a good day on the water always is attributed to skill.<br /><br />Not poking fun at you - seriously, no offense. I'm just a natural born skeptic. (Although I DO believe in galvanic corrosion).

 

[ZaQ]

Re: Kicker motor making my boat "hot"?

Thanks gss, I have been trying to find that article!