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 LIGHTNING STRIKES
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RustyB

United Kingdom
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Posted - 05 Oct 2016 :  18:53:17  Show Profile Send RustyB a Private Message  Reply with Quote
Obviously not good as fibreglass is not a faraday cage, like metal narrowboats. At the moment if I hear thunder I leave the boat and run for the nearest bridge, (if car is not close). Is this what everyone else does? My father got struck by lightning when camping so don't want to take any chances. I am also worried about my TV aerial (which is on a long pole).



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df

United Kingdom
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Posted - 05 Oct 2016 :  19:03:21  Show Profile  Visit df's Homepage Send df a Private Message  Reply with Quote
Moor under or close to a tall tree or find a sailing boat with aluminium mast to moor beside.



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Deano

United Kingdom
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Posted - 05 Oct 2016 :  19:23:11  Show Profile  Visit Deano's Homepage Send Deano a Private Message  Reply with Quote
Ive never heard of an inland boater hit by lightening. If I had a TV antenna up high, I may be tempted to lover it though!

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RustyB

United Kingdom
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Posted - 05 Oct 2016 :  19:26:56  Show Profile Send RustyB a Private Message  Reply with Quote
Never heard about a Norman boat being hit and how it faired? But some stories on line of narrowboats being struck. Especially umbrellas.
But I heard some terrible tales of fibreglass boats out at sea getting struck and disintegrating?





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df

United Kingdom
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Posted - 05 Oct 2016 :  22:46:46  Show Profile  Visit df's Homepage Send df a Private Message  Reply with Quote
I've been out in the wash and surrounded by electrical storms, needless to say the vhf aerial got folded down.



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