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Blog EntryApr 19, '05 4:29 PM
by vcjones for everyone
We're in the process of re-wiring the AC  side of the boat (DC was done last year).  I am also thinking of grounding the boat to protect from lightning strikes.  Has anyone done this?  If so, how did you connect the grounding wires to the keel (and therefore, to the grounding shoe?)  What kind of grounding shoe did you use?  Thanks, Cathi Jones
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msn-patentnick1 wrote on Apr 19, '05
Cathi:
 
I haven't grounded the boat for lightning strikes. The only thing I've done AC-wise was to install a proper RCCB for the shore power and
this year I will probably add a galvanic isolator. An excellent source of information for things electrical and mechanical is Nigel Calder's
"Boatowner's Mechanical and Electrical Manual".  I don't do serious work on the boat without consulting that book first. 
 
-Nicholas
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