Zapped
Posted: Sat Jul 30, 2011 7:19 am
It looks like Triphoon was hit by lightning. The boat is kept at a mooring and we have had several storms over the week. No major burn marks that I can see (I've not seen the top of the mast yet), but the main fuse was blown and the VHF, ST60 depth and wind, and battery monitor are all gone, and the masthead antenna has disappeared. The stereo is working, but all the presets got changed to Spanish stations!
While checking the ST60 I noticed there are no ferrites on the cables, which is something you may want to check on your own installations.
I'm wondering what else I may find, and if anyone else has experienced a strike. The electricity must come out somewhere, but where? The outboard was up at the time, so I don't see any direct path into the water. The outboard runs, but I'm wondering if something could have been damaged there.
Andrewm
While checking the ST60 I noticed there are no ferrites on the cables, which is something you may want to check on your own installations.
I'm wondering what else I may find, and if anyone else has experienced a strike. The electricity must come out somewhere, but where? The outboard was up at the time, so I don't see any direct path into the water. The outboard runs, but I'm wondering if something could have been damaged there.
Andrewm