Trojan Boat Forum

while putting on new hull zinc anode I was getting shocked!! putting meter across green bonding wire to stud for hull zinc showed 1.4 volts. anybody find a common problem with f-36 ?

check behind the panel for a ground fault or a ground touching somewhere in there

Is that 1.4V AC or DC?

You can check to see if any of your wiring is rubbing against any parts of the engine or controls in the engine compartment or in your electrical compartment behind the panel in the galley. You should check all of the areas where the wiring is clamped. I have an F-36 myself and was getting a shock from port shift control. I found that a wire from my engine syncronizer was rubbing against my port shift cable. The previouse owner had tie wrapped the wires to the cable and from vibrations and time it shorted causing this problem. The thing to do is identify if its AC or DC? If its AC, check the areas where you are plugged into shore power and make sure that you have a good connections here ie: GND is GND(GREEN), neutral is neutral (White)and hot is hot(Black). Check where the AC wiring is clamped and any areas that it runs thru. If its DC then check your electrical compartment for any wirings that are tie wrapped or tied together. Check your charger as well by turning it off and see if the voltage goes away. To help isolate where its coming from you can also start turning off things by disconnecting them from their associated breaker or by swirtching the breaker off. I have a set of schematics on the F-36 if you need them. I would be glad to send them to you if needed. I hope that this will help you find your problem.