I'd be a lot more impressed if they would pay for repairs, rather than just your insurance deductible...which is a cheesy way out, and of absolutely no use to people without comprehensive insurance on their boat. And even worse, they'll pay $1000 if you're insured but only $500 if you're not insured... really nice...
Of course, the number of boats that are hit is so small that statistically, it is in their favor to pay $1000, since I seriously doubt more than one boat in five that they sell to actually gets hit by lightning....
As long as less than one boat in ten or twenty gets hit... they're going to make a killing... since they're charging almost $300 for the bottle brush.
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Originally Posted by ppsavage
.... A quick web search found two sites of interest: LEC GLOBAL has lots of engineering information about lightning strike prevention. Their ion charge dissipators are a bit unwieldy for most boats! :-)
Northsea Navigator's products are almost identical to what we have installed. It was interesting to see their guarantee! I like doing business with a company that puts their money where their mouth is. Their business is PREVENTION of strikes, not minimizing the damage that occurs when struck. It would be interesting to see what their claim history is.
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Designed for sailboats 25-45ft
Height 14"
Width 3"
Weight 1.5 lbs
$ 285.84
Lightning Prevention Systems warrants your product or products to be free of defects in workmanship and materials for a period of 7 years from date of purchase. Lightning Prevention Systems also guarantees that, when properly installed, your boat will not experience a direct hit by lightning. This guarantee will be in effect for a period of 5 years from the date of purchase. Should your boat ever be struck, Lightning Prevention Systems will pay up to one thousand dollars of your insurance deductible for the claim submitted for losses or damage caused by that direct strike to your boat. Lightning Prevention Systems will pay five hundred dollars for losses or damage caused by a direct strike of your boat is uninsured. This guarantee is non-transferable and covers units remaining in their original installation location and boat.
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