Cindy,

Your talking religion here - a very controversial subject among the
experts. I have been asking this question for some time and all I've
found are answers that adhere to either bond everything or don't bond
anything and both have good reasons. The old tank was bonded and the
fabricator told me a "gas" tank is required to be grounded but a diesel
tank does not require a ground. That's all I know about the subject. The
last surveyor liked the unbonded school of thought.

Rich Cassano

Cindy Ballreich wrote:
> Ok, we have this beautiful new aluminum fuel tank and it's sitting in
> its bilge compartment touching only fiberglass and its wooden supports.
> It's connected to the rest of the boat only with thick rubber hoses. So
> why am I attaching a green wire to it which will connect it to the bus
> bar that's connected to everything else and will make the tank part of
> an electrical circuit subject to corrosion and dependent on zincs for
> protection?
>
> The same question could be asked about through-hulls.
>
> Is there a real reason for this or is it just "the way it's always been
> done"?
>
> Cindy
> s/v Mandisa
> Baba 30
>
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