ou have done to reduce the
attractiveness of your mast as a place for the bolt to strike.
FWIW
Charles Nelson
Water Phantom
cenel...@aol.com
-Original Message-
From: Jake Brodersen
To: cnc-list
Sent: Thu, Aug 30, 2012 7:32 pm
Subject: Re: Stus-List Isaac: Lightning on the hard
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From: cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com [mailto:cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com]
On Behalf Of Morgenstern, Keith E CIV SEA 08 NR
Sent: Thursday, August 30, 2012 8:30 AM
To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com
Subject: Re: Stus-List Isaac: Lightning on the hard
I think if your "lightning r
&C 25
Fort Lauderdale, Fl.
-Original Message-
From: Morgenstern, Keith E CIV SEA 08 NR
Sent: Thursday, August 30, 2012 9:29 AM
To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com
Subject: Re: Stus-List Isaac: Lightning on the hard
I think if your "lightning rod" rig ever did get hit, you'd fin
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Subject: Re: Stus-List Isaac: Lightning on the hard
I think if your "lightning rod" rig ever did get hit, you'd find that the heat
from the bolt instantaneously melted the halyard to which it was tied
Which would result in the how rig dropping 50 feet to your
ood for thought.
-Keith
-Original Message-
From: Jack Brennan [mailto:jackbren...@bellsouth.net]
Sent: Wednesday, August 29, 2012 16:56
To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com
Subject: Re: Stus-List Isaac: Lightning on the hard
I fashioned a home-made lightning rod for my boat.
I bought some thin co
just a nuclear physicist.
-
Paul E.
s/v Johanna Rose
Carrabelle, FL
On Aug 29, 2012, at 5:25 PM, cnc-list-requ...@cnc-list.com wrote:
> Date: Wed, 29 Aug 2012 20:40:15 +
> From: Martin DeYoung
> To: "cnc-list@cnc-list.com"
> Subject: Re: Stus
From: Martin DeYoung
Sent: Wednesday, August 29, 2012 4:40 PM
To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com
Subject: Re: Stus-List Isaac: Lightning on the hard
...but grounding it also makes it attract lightning. As there are now
many grounded boats, It's now likely that the safe boats are the ones
no
il.
Martin
Calypso
1971 C&C 43
Seattle
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From: cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com [mailto:cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com] On
Behalf Of dre...@gmail.com
Sent: Wednesday, August 29, 2012 1:27 PM
To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com
Subject: Stus-List Isaac: Lightning on the hard
Hi,
On Sa
Hi,
On Saturday, the weather predictions had Isaac a cat 2 hurricane heading right
for us. The travel lift at my marina was working over time, and by afternoon
the boat yard ran out of stands and were only hauling out those who had their
own stands. My boat remained at the slip, and I prepa
