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Ratbasher
Rear Admiral Joined: 31 May 2017 Location: Cyprus Status: Offline Points: 591 |
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Posted: 30 April 2019 at 11:18 |
Doing some deep cleaning I was reminded I had this. Has anyone else got a similar crudely cut recess on their boat and if so, any ideas why its there?!?
Its under the sole boards in the aft port cabin. Incidentally, when investigating a leak from a hull valve in the Head a few seasons ago I found that this is where leakages in that area drain to from the fwd outboard corner. Really peculiar. Any ideas, realistic or humourous, welcome! |
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H400 (2008) 'Wight Leopard', Gosport UK
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Rubato
Admiral Joined: 12 July 2006 Location: Canada Status: Offline Points: 1791 |
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Weird! Don't think I've ever lifted the floor board in that cabin.
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Steve
Hanse 400e, #168 |
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Annelies
Sub Lieutenant Joined: 12 June 2018 Location: NL Status: Offline Points: 1 |
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Exactly the same in my 400 of 2007.
It’s out of sight but nevertheless it looks unfinished.
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StavrosNZ
Rear Admiral Joined: 24 October 2014 Location: New Zealand Status: Offline Points: 556 |
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On my 2010 400 this recess is where the through hull stainless studs come through that hold the external hull anode. Inside bonding wires for the rudder, keel and diesel tank connect to this anode.
My understanding is earlier generation 400's didn't have hull anode my generation does, 415 don't and new 418's do again. Hard to follow Hanse's logic, Jefa are adamant rudder should be isolated not bonded and hull anode 2m away will do nothing to protect the huge mass keel, keels suffer from rust not dissimilar metal issues and need sound paint system to protect them.
Edited by StavrosNZ - 01 May 2019 at 00:56 |
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Stephen
2010 H400 #691, Auckland, New Zealand |
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Ratbasher
Rear Admiral Joined: 31 May 2017 Location: Cyprus Status: Offline Points: 591 |
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Thanks very much, that makes sense; mine is 2007/08 and came without a hull anode. Seems they were going to fit one but kind of forgot.....
I was having to replace the prop and saildrive anodes on about a 4-monthly basis even with a galvanic isolater fitted. A corrosion technician couldn't trace the source of the problem so I retro-fitted a hull anode at the start of 2018 which made all the difference though if I'd thought about this recess it might have been a better place. I really should make more use of my PhD in hindsight. Many thanks for the replies. |
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H400 (2008) 'Wight Leopard', Gosport UK
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