[Boatanchors] Ground wire?

[Jim Wilhite]

That would be an anti oxidant agent or Noalox.

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>I think you can connect Al to Cu, using some kind of electrical contact
> goop. The power people do it every day, or used to.
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> -John
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>> Ideally none of what you mentioned should be used--copper strap 2 or 
>> 3
>> inches wide is desirable.  But I understand you need a quick fix.
>> Copper is better than aluminum because with aluminum you have to
>> fabricate some sort of union between the rod and the wire.  You can't
>> connect aluminum directly to copper.