chuck wrote in news:nfnRf.3818$k75.3159
@newsread3.news.atl.earthlink.net:

So you now place one hand on the mast and grab
the coffee pot with the other and electrocution is possible.


Couldn't we just put the coffee pot in the galley, instead of on top of the
cabin near the mast?....(c;

By the way, the coffee pot is NOT hooked to either side of the line, so
you'll have to touch the mast and the internal wiring terminals inside the
boiler at the same time to get shocked. Anyone stupid enough to do that
deserves to die. I've never been shocked by touching the plastic case on a
coffee pot, however...