-----Original Message-----
From: Daniel E. Farmer <danfarmer@erols.com>
To: wwpotter-d-request@tscnet.com <wwpotter-d-request@tscnet.com>
Date: Sunday, May 02, 1999 3:25 PM
Subject: Re: wwpotter-d Digest V99 #107
>In reply to the lightning inquiry, I refer you to the Boatowner's
>Mechanical and Electrical Manual by Nigel Calder which says that the ABYC
>recommends a ground from the mast to a ground in the water using wire
with
>minimal nor no bends) of at least AWG in copper and a ground plate of at
>least one square foot immersed in the water. The book says a metal
>centerboard should be sufficient.
>