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Date Posted: - Saturday - 04/30/11 - 8:19am
Author: Gene Trentham
Subject: Lightning Protection
In reply to: Nicholas 's message, "Lightening Protection for wood masted sail boat" on - Sunday - 04/24/11 - 2:16pm

For what it's worth. I never saw any evidence of being struck by lightning until I replaced the wood spars with aluminum. First year it got hit. Then I realized they needed to be grounded. I did that and have never had a problem since. I've been mooring the boat in the same location for 23 years.

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[> Lightings and sailboats with wooden masts -- Nicholas, - Sunday - 05/ 8/11 - 1:45am

Thank you Paul, Gitano and Gene,
All very valuable replies to me. I think, there is no obvious conclusion in this subject, the amount of information is huge and more you read, the more confusing it is. Gene's reply about changins his must from wood to aluminum is an interesting example.
Since there are about a couple of hundred Mariner sailboat sailing the oceans with wooden masts and there was no original factory installed lightening protection on any of them, I suppose Paul's opinion is valid.
Again, I appreciate all of your replies,
Fair Winds
Nicholas


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