On 6 May 2006 01:50:59 -0700, "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.

When you get a full hit, anything can get destroyed, even when you
disconnect antenna cables and/or power cords.
I put my laptop, spare handheld gps, portable vhf in the (switched
off) oven or microwave (any Faraday cage will do) so I'll still have
some backup afterwards.

Fair winds, Len.