Roger Long schrieb:

I only have 6" under the cabin sole. How critical is the 8" bend? Can
I compensate for the tighter radius by increasing the conductor cross
section? How much? The turn is more than 90 degrees because the straps
have to run back up the hull deadrise about two feet to where I can
locate the plates and through bolts. I don't think putting the plates
on the keel sides is feasible.

Hello,

the problem with the bends of the conductors is when the bend is to
tight, the lightning current will not follow the bend, it will leave the
conductor an flash thru the air in a direct line to the next best earth
point. Increasing the cross section does not help, you only can connect
more of these bends in parallel.

Bye