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Old 07-20-2009, 07:59 AM   #9
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Originally Posted by likwid View Post
Well grounded? Most of the time.
Last year there was a J/24 down at New England Boatworks that had THOUSANDS of pinholes in the bottom from a lightning strike. Same thing with a Rhodes 19 that got hit in Padanaram last year also.
Sounds kinda like what happens to airplanes,,, It is not where they are hit that gets to much damage but where the ground (exit point/s) are,,, basically it melts aluminum or leaves it super brittle and thin with lots of pin holes,,,
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