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Shocking experience weighing anchor.
Over40pirate" wrote in message
... A few years ago while cruising, I was weighing anchor, and when I got to the chain (no windlass then) I was shocked, not by what was on the hook, but as in electrical shock. I dropped it and pulled it in again with the same shocking results. It wasn't a killing shock, and as the hook was clear of the bottom, I motored off enough with the hook in the water to be sure I didn't pick up a live cable, then hauled it aboard, getting shocked as I did it. Before I tell the cause, any guesses? You've got an aluminum boat. The chain made a great conductor to ground. Your boat had an electricity leak of some sort which was unnoticeable before, as you were in the faraday cage of its hull, but you were barefoot or otherwise adequately conductive when you were hauling up barehanded and the chain completed the circuit. Howzat? L8R Skip and Lydia, still looking for our boat It's a fiberglass boat, and you get shocked even with the motor not running. K |
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