"Simple Simon" wrote in message ...
Steel attracts lightning and that's a fact. Ever hear
of a wooden lightning rod? Your steel hull will
not protect electronics from a direct lightning hit.


Hey Neil, It allready has twice!



It is not a good faraday cage.

It's a perfect one numbnuts!

It is better to have a GRP boat - mine has never been
struck by lightning and I've lived in the lightning
capitol of the world for fifteen years.

Thats because most trees and other boats in the area are taller that your mast.


Steel boats
can hardly claim to even last fifteen years let alone
not being struck by lightning for a similar length
of time.

I was reading the other night about hand-bearing
compasses and was surprised to learn they don't
work on a steel boat.

Your dumber than dirt.



It makes me wonder how
accurate the ship's compass will be on a steel
boat.

Most captains have heard of TVMDC. and can correct for such mystic magic.



S.Simon


"Joe" wrote in message om...
"Simple Simon" wrote in message ...
Lightning is only a hazard on those crummy,
rust bucket, steel boats. They draw it like
a lightning rod. Lightning doesn't even see
a GRP boat.

S.Simon

Neil,

Ive been hit by lighting twice. Been on the boat both times. Passes
thru the hull to ground and damages nothing. The P 40 next to me got
hit a couple of months ago and it fried every peice of electronic
aboard. You see lighting has no where to go on a plastic boat but to
the wires and eletronics.

Ever here of the bird cage effect? Look it up.

Get a clue.

Joe
Msv RedCloud - Naturally protected from lighting.




"Joe" wrote in message om...
Granted drowning might be the most peaceful way to go, but having your
head explode when hit by lighting might smart a bit.

Joe