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Contessa 26 Refit ep.28 - Grounding and Bonding For Lightning Protection

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Documenting the refit of a 1975 Contessa 26 – J.J. Taylor build. NOT AN INSTRUCTIONAL VIDEO; recording for my own reference.
In this episode I ground the mast/rig and bond internal and external components for lightning protection.
Links mentioned in video:
Overview of strike attenuation for boats:
http://www.kastenmarine.com/Lightning...

Realtime lightning map:
https://www.lightningmaps.org/

Another option is Ewan Thompson's new Siedarc electrodes:
http://www.marinelightning.com/

posted by shintoizmi3