[Rhodes22-list] sailing and lightning

[Bill Effros]

Has anyone ever seen a car struck by lightning?

Is anyone planning to ground their cars?

It seems to me tanker trucks used to drag chains, but I don't see that 
much any more.  Wonder why.

Bill Effros

Todd Tavares wrote:
> Bill E. wrote:
>
> "Since our masts do not go down into the water, it would seem
> difficult for lightning to jump to a ground if you don't provide it."
>
> Sorry to pick on you Bill, but if lightning can arc 1000ft between the
> earth or water and the clouds, what makes you think it wouldn't jump that
> last (or first) five feet from your mast or shroud to the water?  There
> you go again making statements without first doing the research....we
> didn't even get a dead-end link to follow.  ;-D    Murphy's Law of
> lightning says that as soon as you say you would never get struck by
> lightning, that's when you get hit.
>
> Todd T.
>
> (joking of course)
>
>   ----- Original Message -----
>   From: "Bill Effros"
>   To: "The Rhodes 22 mail list"
>   Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] sailing and lightning
>   Date: Fri, 28 Jul 2006 21:20:18 -0400
>
>
>   Ed,
>
>   I think Rummy has had the most to say on this one, although I agree
>   with what he has said.
>
>   It boils down to "If it ain't broke, don't fix it." It seems to us
>   that grounding your boat provides lightning with a better path.
>   Since our masts do not go down into the water, it would seem
>   difficult for lightning to jump to a ground if you don't provide it.
>
>   Our thought is that when you hear lightning you should hang out
>   around boats with taller masts that are more likely to be struck.
>   We think the last thing you want to do when you see or hear
>   lightning is grab hold of a grounding plate and throw it into the
>   water. The last thing you may hear is "Wow! Did you see that one?"
>
>   Bill Effros
>
>   Tootle wrote:
>   > Where did it go?
>   >
>   > Where is that question I posted?
>   >
>   > Here is what started the question:
>   >
>   > http://www.cdc.gov/nasd/docs/d000001-d000100/d000007/d000007.html
>   >
>   > It say you should ground your mast. But it does tell me how to
>   ground the
>   > mast that I can figure out. So how do you ground a sail boat??
>   >
>   > Bill Effros, you are the expert on this subject, aren't you?
>   >
>   > So how do you ground a sail boat? John Lock, you are the current
>   > research expert. What is the correct answer?
>   >
>   > Ed K
>   > Greenville, SC, USA
>   >
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