Hi everyone. Does anyone have info on how this happens and what to do about it? We are on a fresh water lake, have had our power company come out to test for any rouge power lines or surges (none) and have had an independent boat repair person out who found a non-grounded wire on the battery. We are looking at BIG $$ to fix our tunes. Love the boat, BUT….. HELP!!!
Electrolysis pitting out Tunes
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lakeliving
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My guess is it is not a warranty item. Is the boat kept in a marina? Could be stray voltage from neighbors
Update, and thank you for all your input. NO Copper Sulfate applied to the lake, Checking on installation of sacrificial anodes. Boat sits in our lake water for each season, then out for the winter. No boat lift installed, as of yet. Warranty doesnt apply to electrolysis, so it says. We are thinking this is a dealer mistake by incorrectly installing and maintaining battery operation. PGE coming again to test for stray voltage in neighbors yards and getting a report from them. What do you all think? How did this happen and who should take responsibility?
Unfortunately electrolysis can be difficult to diagnose / find the cause. Toon damage can also be caused by other factors with pitting (such as road salt damage). I had a similar experience and never did find the cause. Ended up trading the pontoon in and purchased a tritoon. I installed anodes and as of season two, no issues as of yet. Fingers crossed. Picture pasted below of my previous problem
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Vikingstaff
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I hope you can track down the cause, but as Pbakk mentioned above, that can be a challenge to do. That’s the tough thing since you certainly don’t want to be repairing it and then having it happen again.
In the end, you’re most likely the one on the hook for it. It is not something that would be covered under warranty. IF you can determine the cause, and a specific person or entity is responsible for that cause, you would have to go after them to cover it (assuming they don’t take care of it voluntarily). Not a great spot to be in, in that regard.
Not at all what anyone wants to hear in a horrible situation like this, but in all likelihood, that is the reality.
All of this said, I would think it would fall under your boat insurance coverage, should you wish to file a claim. Have you talked to your insurance agent to get a read on the situation from them about coverage and your situation? Depending on extend of damage, I would think that is really your only other option outside of yourself.
In the end, you’re most likely the one on the hook for it. It is not something that would be covered under warranty. IF you can determine the cause, and a specific person or entity is responsible for that cause, you would have to go after them to cover it (assuming they don’t take care of it voluntarily). Not a great spot to be in, in that regard.
Not at all what anyone wants to hear in a horrible situation like this, but in all likelihood, that is the reality.
All of this said, I would think it would fall under your boat insurance coverage, should you wish to file a claim. Have you talked to your insurance agent to get a read on the situation from them about coverage and your situation? Depending on extend of damage, I would think that is really your only other option outside of yourself.