[Public-List] Lightning Ground

[Gordon Laco]

Fantastic John - I'll do the same - namely sit on a bible while chanting
'this is my hobby and I do it for fun'...

Thanks!


On 26/07/13 12:29 PM, "John Birch" <Sunstone at cogeco.ca> wrote:

> There is nothing I hate more than being at sea in a lightning storm. Never
> gets easier.
> 
> In fact I find it gets harder - just how many lives does this cat have left
> ?
> 
> That said, there is no consensus on whether to ground or not to ground.
> Lightning does its thing and when yer number's up, its up.
> 
> Having a diesel aboard Sunstone (A-37) what I now do when lightning comes is
> to strike all sail, send the crew below, put on my harness, turn on the
> autopilot, take a position fix and start the engine. If hit, a diesel will
> continue to run just fine. If its off, it may not start.
> 
> Below my good wife takes position fixes every 15 minutes and logs them.
> 
> If the VHF gets cooked, there's a chance the Cell Phone might work - and do
> load the bugging out bag, if you don't carry one loaded all the time.
> 
> I sit as far from any metal in the cockpit as possible and repeat - "this is
> my hobby and I do it for fun."
> 
> For those of a religious bent, I suggest a large thick volume of the King
> James Bible, and sit on it to further insulate yourself from a lightning
> strike.
> 
> For those who are agnostic, or Unitarians (which is about the same thing) a
> large copy of the Shorter Oxford Dictionary will serve the same function ; )
> 
> Just remember - "this is my hobby and I do it for fun."
> 
> With any luck, you'll be ok.
> 
> Safe sailing gang
> 
> John
> 
> 
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "David Gilbert" <bigkanu at rogers.com>
> To: "Bill Boyle" <wpb1210 at yahoo.com>; "Alberg 30 Public List -- open to all"
> <public-list at lists.alberg30.org>
> Sent: Friday, July 26, 2013 12:10 PM
> Subject: Re: [Public-List] Lightning Ground
> 
> 
>> More on lightening. I have heard of people bolting a copper plate to  the
>> keel and running a heavy wire to it overboard from the mast; but  many
>> feel all this would do is blow a huge hole in the keel so I'm  back to
>> reliance on the CN Tower and plain good luck.
>> David
>> On 26-Jul-13, at 11:42 AM, Bill Boyle wrote:
>> 
>>> Anyone know if the mast is grounded to the keel?  If so, how?  If  not,
>>> does anyone have thoughts on how to do that?
>>> 
>>> Bill Boyle
>>> 129
>>> 
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