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Boat Electrolysis

Is there any other way to prevent Boat Electrolysis besides zinc? And Zinc will only slow down the process -- is there any way to stop it all together?

Bill Jackson
- Fort Myers, Florida, United States

I can't speak for the efficacy of any particular "impressed current system", and presumably it's possible to install them wrong. But the theory is sound--you can stop electrolysis completely.

Ted Mooney, P.E.
finishing.com
Brick, New Jersey

I believe Magnesium is even more susceptible to galvanic corrosion than Zinc, so that might slow the process more (or the Magnesium bars might just get eaten up faster).

Jim Gorsich
Accurate Anodizing Inc.

Compton, California, USA

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