What is it?

[Capt. Lou]

On side of my skeg forward looks like there was one on each side. Nothing connected to the bolts on the inside. I'm thinking old ground or bonding system of some sort. I feel like a fool but I gotta ask. Here are pictures

 

[googinhater]

Grounds for the Zappa

 

[Badlatitude]

lol zoom out some!

 

[traditions]

Looks like a dyna guard ground plate

 

[Capt. Lou]

Grounds for the Zappa

That makes sense

 

[Capt. Lou]

Sorry about the zoom!

 

[Capt. Lou]

Stand on your head and you'll see what I am talking about

 

[pointblank1]

Grounding plates used to be necessary for adequate loran performance. I think the are also needed for a single side band.

 

[F/V First Team]

Life is too short to stand on your head

 

[tunafishhkg]

Better said than not, but just a heads up especially for those of us who use the dynaplate for the zapper ground, My bronze or whatever alloy they use to bolt it in was so electrolyzed that it fell out when I checked it with my hand. looked good above and below but in between was nothing and it was about 8yrs old.

 

[traditions]

I was going to say the same thing.I have seen the bronze bolts so eaten that the crumble,but appeared to be fine.