[Rhodes22-list] JB about sails

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Jay 

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Ed K


Just bent wrote:
> 
> Mike wrote:
> 
> As far as static electricity accumulating on the hull goes, it is probably 
> due to the lack of humidity. 
> 
> It was almost raining at the time. 
> We were at the dock just before the storm hit. Once it started raining, it
> stopped. 
> The last pic shows my Rhodes with 3 other boats when the incident occured.
> My wife couldn't help but notice the 2 other ladies out in the rain
> stuffing there sails into their bags.
> She just laughed & said ..." sure glad we don't have to do that"
> Jb
> 
> 
> 
> 
> R22MikeW wrote:
>> 
>> Jb,
>> 
>> The first pic is just fabulous!  For an northeast boater, the 
>> foothills/mountains show that it is not like any water that we sail in
>> here 
>> on the LI Sound.  Beautiful - and the water still feels wet and you can
>> sail 
>> on the stuff?  Here, boats are hauled and wrapped, the leaves have nearly 
>> all fallen (we did have one of the prettiest autumns in years) ...  Now
>> if 
>> only we could sail on snow!
>> 
>> As far as static electricity accumulating on the hull goes, it is
>> probably 
>> due to the lack of humidity.  Just as it occurs on airplanes, the winds 
>> redistribute electrons, causing a charge to build up on the insulated 
>> (fiberglass) hull.  The simplest way to remedy this is to provide a
>> leakage 
>> path to the water.  All conductive metal objects (motor housing, rails, 
>> mast, rigging, etc.) should be connected together via a small wire (no
>> real 
>> current is involved) and terminated at a fixture that is exposed to the 
>> water.  Care should be taken to make connection to the water away from 
>> gasoline vapors (not at the motor or mount) and using a "sacrificial
>> anode", 
>> something that you would not miss, as it may be consumed by galvanic 
>> corrosion in the process of transferring the charge.  See 
>> http://www.boatus.com/boattech/casey/23.htm
>> 
>> The creation of static electricity in this manner has been a real problem
>> in 
>> biking (bicycles) due to the use of nylon suits and composite helmets. 
>> Some 
>> people have had good results using antistatic preparations such as fabric 
>> softeners to solve the problem.  While treating the hull with wax
>> increases 
>> the static generation ability, applying fabric softener solutions may
>> reduce 
>> the generated potential, although the combination may cause an unsafe,
>> very 
>> slippery surface.
>> 
>> You need to find a way to harness the potential energy that you have
>> created 
>> rather than just discharge it.  How about a static electricity motor - I 
>> think that John Galt knew something about this ...
>> 
>> Mike
>> s/v Shanghai'd Summer ('81)
>> Nissequogue River, NY
>> 
>> From: "Just bent" <j.bulfer at jbtek.com> Sent: Monday, November 10, 2008
>> 10:56 
>> AM
>>>
>>> Went sailing yesterday in somewhat stormy weather. Had a great day. When 
>>> we
>>> got back to the dock, when you touch the boat, you would get shocked. I
>>> unhooked the battery & still got shocked. Was it static electricity from 
>>> the
>>> storm?
>>> Jb
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