From what I can discern, there is much debate over lightening protection for boats... Some forums for non-sailboats even indicate anchoring near a sailboat!!! I'm sure they're being silly... hmmm...
The debate seems logical and basically states that something grounded properly will more likely get hit but perhaps not suffer as much damage and potentially (no pun intended) minimize harm to persons around it...
I was talking to a couple of my neighbors last night. They live on a catamaran across the way.
They've lost electronics twice due to lightening strikes and mentioned that others in the marina have lost as well.
Florida is rated as the top state in the country for lightening strikes that result in deaths and is known as the lightening capital of the world.
It seems most likely to me that electronics on a boat are damaged by lightening traveling through shore power cords... so, installation of surge protection has been recommended. But then again.... boat electronics are not necessarily connected to shore power. It seems likely that once in the power lines the surge from a lightening strike may "jump" to nearby electrical devices. Electricity creates a magnetic field. That magnetic field can cause electricity to flow in nearby power lines. hmmm....
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