Lightning and bonded through hull sinks boat in Wisconsin.
I wrote about bonding in this article http://l-36.com/bonding2.php and
anyone who still thinks bonding your through hulls is a good idea should
note what happens to a boat when hit by lightning. Notice in the picture
below the bonding wire and the clamp to attach it to the through hull.
*Lightning strikes a boat in Wisconsin and the boat sinks in less than an
hour......*
On Wednesday, June 8th, 2011 as the sailboat fleets made their way in from
the evening races, they were glad to beat the thunderstorm that was coming
in from the west. Just at dusk eye witnesses saw a lightning bolt hit a 30
ft ketch swinging on a mooring in McKinley harbor, downtown Milwaukee. " It
lit up like a Christmas tree" was how one observer described the event.
Within an hour the boat was under water with just portions of the masts
showing.
http://www.forespar.com/boat-lightning-strike.shtml
Of course, forespar has a bunch of ideas on how to prevent it, like buy
their fancy plastic fiber through hulls instead but it was the bonding wire
that sunk this boat.
Allen
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