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Old 05-17-2013, 12:04 AM   #30
Peter B
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City: Ex-Brisbane, (Australia), now Bribie Island, Qld
Vessel Name: Now boatless - sold 6/2018
Vessel Model: Had a Clipper (CHB) 34
Join Date: Jun 2008
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I'm intrigued by all this, because here in Queensland we have massive electrical storms all through summer and into autumn (fall for US), with literally millions of strikes per hour sometimes, and yet no boat manufacurer here gives any special attention to it. Protection systems are never even seriously discussed. It appears to be accepted nothing will be reliable every time - the chance of it happening to any individual boat is very rare, and the extra cost therefore just not warranted. There appears to be a general view one just ducks for cover and accepts sometimes shit happens. Having said that, I can't recall any instance of news reporting a boat struck. We all live in houses that can be struck as well, but hardly ever are. The odd case has been reported, and vision on the TV news of a house roof with a big hole in it, but once again, the stance appears to be "oh, well...shouldn't hit them again anyway..." Call the insurance co and get on with life.
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