[C320-list] Thunderstorm tactics

[Jeff Hare]

Hello,

I put an interesting article on the website from the University of Florida
titled "Lightning & Sailboats".  It's written in easy to understand terms
and is pretty informative.

It's available in PDF file format in the downloadable files section.  It can
be accessed quickly through this link:

http://tinyurl.com/lightningandsailboats

or from its original location:

http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/pdffiles/SG/SG07100.pdf

-Jeff

-----Original Message-----
From: c320-list-bounces at lists.catalina320.com
[mailto:c320-list-bounces at lists.catalina320.com] On Behalf Of Christopher
Nichols
Sent: Thursday, July 07, 2011 7:04 AM
To: C320-List at Catalina320.com
Subject: [C320-list] Thunderstorm tactics


Any thoughts on handling the possibility of lightning strike on a c320. 
Grounding plate fitted as standard given the lead keel?

Am transiting cape cod canal today and they say a high prob of t-storms
given the heat.


Chris Nichols

On Jul 7, 2011, at 6:56 AM, Jeff Hare <catalina at thehares.com> wrote:

> It hardly moves at all. Maybe 1/8" total. Ours were quite stiff to
operate. 
> 
> Pull and push hard and it will click loudly into position.
> 
> Yea, feels like you're going to pull it apart and that's normal for this
switch.
> 
> -jeff
> 2001 #809 
> 
> bairdrjb at aol.com wrote:
> 
> Need some guidance on how to operate the Anchor Windlass Switch located on
the battery panel, starboard side. It is a push/pull on-off switch. 
> 
> 
> 
> I'm not sure how far to push or pull that red knob and I don't want to
break it. 
> 
> 
> Thanks.
> 
> 
> Bob Baird
> Star Dust, 2001
> Hull 784
> Whitehall, Michigan
>