Capt. Rob wrote:
My friend's boat was recently hit....Anyone ever hear of a lightning
strike where the boat wasn't hauled out? I've been told many times that
a look at the bottom and inspection
of thru-hulls and transducers should be made at the very least.
Comments...?

Pretty common in FL while in the water - or so I was told while I was
sailing there. The folks there have all sorts of plates they attach to
the bottom of the boat to disperse the hit. Beats me if any works.

What I do know is that lightning is extremely unpredictable. The only
thing for it is to do a full on exam of the boat while hauled.

-paul