I have shocked and burned myself dozens of times with several different boats. It's the price of doing business, luckily I don't wear a wedding ring. I know a guy that was working on a golf cart and his melted onto his ring finger. Just wait til the magneto shocks you when the engine is running! That hurts worse! Not sure what to tell you about the ground outlets, those things have a mind of their own. I had to replace two at my house after a lightning strike