This has intrigued me since I inspected the keel boats the very first time on Tapestry. The bonding to the keel boats was made with two insulated copper cables (looks to be 2 or 3 AWG). Poking around I found this interesting presentation case study and product solutions.
http://www.marinelightning.com/Information/GroundingGuide.htm Notice the many locations where damage to the hull causes holes at the water line and other exit points for current. Even a tiny hole would sink a boat. I think upgrading my bilge pump is in order. bd Bill Dakin S/V Tapestry 25-2 On Fri, May 4, 2018 at 10:28 AM, Alan Liles via CnC-List < cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > I'm wondering about grounding for lightning protection with an epoxy > coated keel. Isn't that why the mast is connected, electrically to the > keel. I've had lightning strike very close, which aroused >
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