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Good morning Steve, I mention the same thing when I teach the Coast Guard
Auxiliary GPS & Nav course.  I had one gentleman (obviously with a bigger
boat) that a microwave is even better as it is totally shielded and less
likely to accidentally having a melt down.

Fair winds & following seas !
Paul Marcuzzo
Flotilla Commander
Flotilla 98 - Charlotte Harbor, FL

Visit us at The Flotilla 98 Web Site


-----Original Message-----
From: Yourname Here Steve Moss [mailto:steve@FOODPIX.CO.UK]
Sent: Friday, October 15, 2004 4:46 AM
To: NAVIGATION-L@LISTSERV.WEBKAHUNA.COM
Subject: Re: Lightning at sea


The best place for your handheld GPS (and VHF etc.) during an electrical
storm is in the oven!  It acts as a Faraday Cage, all your boats
electrics may be fried but your handheld should still work.

Don't forget to remove it before cooking supper....

Steve Moss
Food Features / Farnham Forge Studio
5 Upper Church Lane, Farnham, Surrey GU9 7PW, UK

On 15 Oct 2004, at 01:32, Gary Harkins wrote:


> In a message dated 10/14/2004 7:20:21 PM Eastern Standard Time,
> lisa@COPYCAREPACIFIC.COM writes:
> I guess what I'm asking is that if we're ever in that situation again,
>
> what should we do:
>
>
> Lisa:
>
> I'm no "lightning" expert but I do have a degree in electronics and
> know some of the principles of ultra high voltage.  I would think that
> the steel hull would be of great advantage.  When lightning hits a
> typical fiberglass boat it has a low resistance path almost all the
> way to the water. (assume aluminum mast).  If the boat is not properly
> grounded the lightning will experience a high resistance due to the
> nonconductivity of fiberglass.  This will sometimes cause the
> lightning to "blow" through the hull, leaving a hole.  Note, this
> doesn't always happen.  I was hit last year and the hull experienced
> little damage.  A steel hull should have nearly infinite low
> resistance paths to the water.  This is ideal and should result in no
> hull damage.  Electronics are an entirely different story, with
> anything except a very minor hit you will probably loose most if not
> all of your electronics.  The area of concern would be the crew.
> Every attempt should be made to keep the crew from touching metal
> objects.  In fact, the better they are insulated from any metal
> objects the better.
>
>
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