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Old 09-04-2010, 09:05 PM   #29 (permalink)
'RoundTheHorn
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Originally Posted by islandmech
There was an excellent article in PassageMaker magazine recently about lightning. It describes a new system being installed on a 40 ft boat which routes the charge down to a series of discharge ports along the water line of the boat. {Very similar to static wicks on an aircraft}
I don't have the info with me but a check of PassageMaker online might bring up the article.
It was the July/August 2010 issue on pages 44 to 53. The company mentioned is Marine Lightning Protection - http://www.marinelightning.com.
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