[Rhodes22-list] advice on ground for battery

[Bob Dilk]

Even in saltwater the popular belief is not grounding the mast means
less likely to get hit. Grounding the mast to the water may  better
dissipate the lightning strike, but you are more likely to get hit. No
body has a fool proof setup. Any lightning Hit on any boat means bad
things will happen.

Bob
S/V Knot Necessary

>>> R22RumRunner at aol.com 11/02/04 01:57PM >>>
Lou,
I'm not trying to discourage you from doing something you obviously
feal  
strongly about, but, the R22 is a deck step masted boat, not a keel
stepped.  
There is a huge difference when you are talking about vulnerability to
lightning  
strikes. 
My very personal opinion is that grounding the rigging on a R22 is a
waste  
of time and materials. Your time would be better spent sailing instead
of  
working on your boat.
I would recommend doing further research on the topic before jumping in
 with 
both feet. As someone on the list previously stated, they knew of very
few  
masted boats that have actually been struck. I personally don't know of
any.  
I've seen more houseboats and cruisers zapped while tied up at the
marina than  
anywhere. (metal roofs)
 
Rummy
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