Thunderstorms mean lightning, and lightning can hit boats and fry their electronics. Learn how to protect your handheld devices — GPS, VHF, phone, camera, and iPad — so you’ll be able to get home.
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Penny Talbot says
Good advice for lightening storms… I think I got that from Beedie’s Cruising Under power, and remembered it, so when we ran into a really nasty thunderstorm off of Turtle Bay going south, in Cubar 2015, I threw every hand held instrument, laptops loaded with navigation software… whatever I thought needed protecting – into the microwave. Our crew was puzzled but when I explained about faraday cages they figured it out, we didn’t take a direct hit but the one other boat near us did. It was a frightening couple of hours as the storm seemed to want to keep us surrounded… but knowing that we would be able to navigate and communicate if we were struck was a comfort…
Peter MacManus says
Thanks so much for all the interesting topics. Even though I am a 2/3 week cruiser all of your advice gives me more confidence and makes the admiral less worried. She knows that we are doomed and will fry