BTW, you may want to place a slice of bread in your faraday cage/oven with your VHF. That way you can prove to the insurance company, it got struck by lightning when you show them the toast?
Chuck Resolute 1990 C&C 34R Atlantic City, NJ ----- Original Message ----- From: "Andrew Burton" <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Sent: Friday, January 17, 2014 9:52:01 AM Subject: Re: Stus-List Electronics GPS What about watches, Ben? I always used to keep a casio digital watch in my sextant box. But it occurs to me that it might be toast, too, in the event of a lightning strike. Andy C&C 40 Peregrine On Fri, Jan 17, 2014 at 9:38 AM, Ben < [email protected] > wrote: One thing to bear in mind when choosing navigation instruments. If you get hit by lightning, every electronic gadget you have on board will be fried even if it is not plugged into anything. Thus you will want old fashion alternatives including a sextant if you are offshore. One way to save a hand held GPS would be to put it in a screened cage, known as a Faraday cage, to protect it from the electric field which results from a lightning strike. Incidentally, this info is courtesy of Andy & Liza Copeland cruisers and authors. Ben Sutton BC Sent from my iPad _______________________________________________ This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album http://www.cncphotoalbum.com [email protected] -- Andrew Burton 61 W Narragansett Ave Newport, RI USA 02840 http://sites.google.com/site/andrewburtonyachtservices/ phone +401 965 5260 _______________________________________________ This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album http://www.cncphotoalbum.com [email protected]
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