[Rhodes22-list] advice on ground for battery

[Lou Rosenberg]

Rummy,
   Thanks for the input on the radio .
   I dont plan to sail into a storm either, but I have heard about 
lightning strikes in the marina around other boats... I dont want to 
lose my boat to a strike  because I didnt take a precaution I could 
afford.  It will slow my progress towards eventual launch sometime 
next yr but hey.. I'll feel better bout it on board.

  DO you really sail with the rail in the water regularly or are they 
just jived you?
Lou

>Lou,




>Rum Runner has a VHF with the antenna mounted on the very top of the mast. I
>do not have a ground plate anywhere on my boat. I easily punch out 12 miles
>with the radio.
>There has been a lot of discussion previously on the merits of grounding a 22
>foot sailboat with a deck stepped mast. The conclusion was that there are a
>lot of theory's, but decided to leave it up to the individual boat owner.
>I'm of the school that does not have anything grounded. I sail on fresh water
>and don't sail in lightning storms as a rule. They scare the crap out of me.
>
>Rummy
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