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Old 01-23-2008
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Originally Posted by BIRDBATH View Post
This Has Not Been Tested, But If At Anchor In An Electric Storm, I Bend The Storm Anchor Chain Around The Base Of The Mast And Dangle The Anchor Over The Side. It Seems To Me This Would Divert The Strike To The Water And From The Existing Bonding System. The Existing Bonding Wires Are Not Too Heavy (they Are Imbedded In The Fiberglass) And The Grounding Element Consists Of The Shaft And Prop. The Anchor Makes Good Contact With The Water.

In Retrospect, I Should Also Do This At My Slip.
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