I recently saw a boat hauled out that had hot-pink propellers and shaft nuts. There were no zincs left, and the pink was a sure sign of a “hot boat.” It reminded me of an incident we had years ago on ...

Part III of Art. 553 of the 2017 National Electrical Code (NEC) provides the requirements for grounding buildings that float. Part III begins by requiring that all electrical and non-electrical parts ...

The odyssey for ground-fault protection (GFP) of marine equipment began with the addition of Sec. 555.3 in the 2011 NEC. This section called for “ground-fault protection” on the main overcurrent ...