Ask a Specialist
You can expect comprehensive and wide-ranging service from ACE Recreational Marine Insurance, and this includes unique access to our Marine Advisory Services team. Along with conducting courtesy marine surveys - at no cost for ACE policyholders - our marine surveyors are also available to answer maintenance or safety questions specific to your boat or yacht.
Have Questions? Get Answers.
Do you have maintenance or safety questions about your boat or yacht? Use the form below to ask an ACE Marine Advisory Services specialist.1
Sample Technical Advice
Question: What effect will the newer aluminum anodes used to protect outboard motors and outdrive units have on a boat plugged into shore power?
Answer: The newer aluminum anodes operate at a much higher voltage potential than the normal zinc anodes. When plugged into shore power, a properly wired and bonded boat with aluminum anodes will try to protect every boat in the marina that has a zinc anode. A recent survey confirmed this when it was found that a pair of twin Yamaha engine aluminum anodes was putting a full 500 milliamps (0.5 amps) into the dock ground wire. These anodes would have been consumed in less than a month. A galvanic isolator (UL Marine Listed) must be installed to prevent this from occurring.
1Any responses by us are not designed to be a replacement or substitute for the advice of a safety consultant or serve as any type of guarantee regarding vessel performance/operation or coverage under your policy.