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Jonathan Cuff
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Cayman Island
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Initially Posted - 08/22/2006 :  09:43:40  Show Profile
Hi

Last night we had a massive thunder storm. It was the biggest we experienced for a couple of years. There were several hits in the immediate vicinity of PS2. My next door neighbour in convinced the boat got hit.

I just checked the boat out and the 12v system is fine, the VHF works (masthead antenna) as does the stereo. The shorepower has no power, and there is no power to any of the docks.

My question is this. Is it likely that PS2 was struck, or does the fact the the electrics, particularly the VHF work mean that's virtually impossible?

The shorepower end obviously got hit by something and I'm wondering if that would have carried through via the charger into the boat.

Cheers Jonathan
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Frank Hopper
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Response Posted - 08/22/2006 :  10:55:13  Show Profile  Visit Frank Hopper's Homepage
Personally; I don't think any of us should ever answer any of your questions unless they are accompanied by shots of pretty girls on the beaches where you sail.
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existentialsailor
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Response Posted - 08/22/2006 :  11:22:29  Show Profile
It is improbable that you got hit. The electrostatic discharge and the pulse are enough to damage the circuits in the equipment you list. The shore power probably switched off if there is a GFCI on it as the radiated current from a strike could trigger this even if the strike were some distatnce away.

Now, what about those pretty gals on the beach?
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dblitz
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Response Posted - 08/22/2006 :  12:24:45  Show Profile
All the lightning strikes I've ever heard about always included all the electronics on the boat being fried. If yours aren't toast, the strike was probably somewhere else. That's the good news. The bad news is everybody wants to see the pictures and you probably don't have any.
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Sloop Smitten
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Response Posted - 08/22/2006 :  12:48:01  Show Profile
"Personally; I don't think any of us should ever answer any of your questions unless they are accompanied by shots of pretty girls on the beaches where you sail."

I think Frank is abusing his viagra again!
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Jonathan Cuff
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Response Posted - 08/22/2006 :  12:51:49  Show Profile
Thanks for the info guys! I'll work on the pictures. Cayman has a very strict policy on babes covering up but I'll see what I can do!!

Cheers Jonathan
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aeckhart
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Response Posted - 08/23/2006 :  13:26:01  Show Profile  Visit aeckhart's Homepage
My boat was struck several years ago. All the 12 volt stuff was fried but the shore power was left unscathed.

Check your hull. If you were hit you probably have a large number of tiny exit holes in the hull, or larger holes with pulverized fiberglass in them. I had a quarter size and a dime size exit holes in the boot stripe and about fifty teensy holes below the water line.You can tell the tiny ones are there by the spider cracks in the paint eminating from them. I didn't notice them until I hauled the boat. I was lucky and didn't sink. I have a friend who's Santa Cruz 27 was hit, had hundreds of these holes, and sank.

Thought I'd make your day.
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Jonathan Cuff
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Cayman Island
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Response Posted - 08/23/2006 :  14:06:25  Show Profile
Wow- that sounds quite exciting! Luckily the boat doesn't seem to have any gel holes in it. I'm hoping that this together with the fact the 12v system is intact means the boat is ok. Our satellite dish doesn't work as well as all the outside lights so I'm assuming the lightning charge got in there somehow. This electrical circuit was connected to the boat via the shorepower cord.

I've not had much time to check as I'm running around taking pictures of girls on the beach for Frank & Co!!

Cheers Jonathan
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