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From: (no name) (no email)
Date: Thu Aug 19 1999 - 12:48:26 EDT
In a message dated 8/18/1999 10:07:39 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
writes:
> Anyway, I recently installed an ion dissapator and now need to complete
the
> path to ground/sea. Please, let's not debate the dissapator issue, I find
> the theory behind them sound and have already made my decision on that
point.
Whenever I meet a surveyor, I ask about these. The usual answer is "boats
that have 'em usually have less damage."
> having fairly tight
> bends in conductors
I understand that lightning doesn't like to turn corners, and will leap
somewhere else when faced with one......have you considered a removable bar
to span the distance from mast step to keel?
> I don't like the idea of inviting it into the cabin on the mast and then
> encouraging it to arc to ground inside the cabin,
I would think that *some* of it *will* come down the mast and perhaps arc to
the well-grounded shrouds.
> To this end, I'm considering running solid copper wire (4 gage or so) from
> the
> bottom of my cap shroud chainplates (on the outside of the amas) to 4' x
> 1or2" x 1/8" copper strips mounted below the waterline.
As you seem to know, lightning likes a large *surface area* , so why not use
copper strips, let into the amas so they're flush, rather than wire?
Kind regards,
John
"Truelove"-Westsail43
see Truelove at: <http://users.erols.com/woax/43pix.html> (Thanks, Rick!)
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