get ready for a year of failing or failed electrical components....

My freind's boat got hit last year and he lost most of his bridge
electronics, his microwave (Wierd..), several pumps.... it hit the 12V
and 110V/220V systems.... no pattern...

In the water at his dock in SFL.

Paul Cassel wrote:

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