purple_stars wrote:
i am curious what you do for lightning protection to keep your boat's
electronics from getting zapped in the middle of the big ocean. i
know you can install lightning protection into the boat, that is,
basically a lightning rod and ground plate, etc, but that wasn't
really what i was wondering. what i am curious about is do you have
some kind of procedures you go through when a storm approaches that
has a lot of crackle in it, some procedures for disconnecting
sensitive electronics or somehow disengaging them from the boat's
electrical system so that they won't suffer if the boat gets hit ? i
guess that might be non-sense since stormy times are exactly when you
most rely on a lot of those electronics but i thought i would ask. i
was just curious.

Some sailors trail the anchor chain overboard, connected to the mast, but I
wouldn't know how effective this is is protecting your electronics.