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Default Question concerning boating and lightning...

On Wed, 03 Jun 2009 18:58:47 -0400, Gene
wrote:

On Wed, 03 Jun 2009 06:03:43 -0500, Richard Casady
wrote:

On Wed, 03 Jun 2009 06:14:45 -0400, Wizard of Woodstock
wrote:

I'm thinking at least sit still and everybody head under the
enclosures. until at least the lightning quits.

What say ye?

Not much you can do about it other than try to stay at the lowest
point in the boat, duck and cover.


I have an aluminum cuddy. Better than a glass bow rider, at least.

Casady


Bull****. Apparently, you have never seen (or had to repair) an
aluminum aircraft hit by lightning....


I was in one that got hit by lightning - a stretched DC-8.

The static discharge sticks on the wings were glowing with green
plasma for about two minutes after the strike. :)