Philip, The idea behind my post is that you can't really insulate from lighting, and it's dangerous and unpredictable so beware no matter what type of paddle you have. As for an aluminum framed skin boat I yield to the physics professor. Jim >>> Philip Wylie <pjwylie_at_planet.eon.net> 05/05/98 10:45pm >>> Jim, What should our concern be for those of us who paddle Dyson Aluminum framed/Nylon & Neoprene, Hypalon skinned baidarka while out on the water with lightning potential? Cheers, Philip Wylie Edmonton, Alta Jim Martin wrote: > > Don't worry about coductivity. There is no way to insulate from the high > voltage. Remember it has enough voltage to arc across thousands for > feet of air. It takes roughly 18,000 volts to arc a fraction of an inch. The > problem with being on the water in a lighting storm is your the highest > point. i.e. the one electrode in a circuit. > > I saw a really good article about lighting protection for boats in a past > issue of Wooden Boat. Basically there's nothing you can do in a kayak > besides get off the water however this article did have some interesting > information about larger boats esp sail boats. Properly rigged as sail > boat is safe in a lightling storm if you stay off the rigging and don't touch > the cables and mast. > > If any one is interested in the particular Wooden Boat Issue, E-mail me > and I'll tell you which issue it was. I would have included it in this post > however my issues are at home and I'm not there. > > Jim > > >>> Dave Kruger <dkruger_at_seasurf.com> 05/05/98 05:03am >>> > Bob Denton wrote: > > > > I wonder if Carbon Fiber is a positive or negative feature (no pun > > intended) in a lightning storm. > > Probably not a significantly better conductor than a wet (with water) > glass/epoxy shaft, but I don't know the specific conductance of a > carbon > fiber/epoxy laminate. Maybe that "Lightning!" paddle guy will know -- > he makes 'em, after all! > > -- > Dave Kruger > Astoria, OR > sea kayaker -- and chemist > *************************************************************************** > PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List > Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net > Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net > Website: http://www.gasp-seakayak.net/paddlewise/ > *************************************************************************** > > *************************************************************************** > PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List > Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net > Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net > Website: http://www.gasp-seakayak.net/paddlewise/ > *************************************************************************** *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.gasp-seakayak.net/paddlewise/ ***************************************************************************Received on Wed May 06 1998 - 10:15:07 PDT
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