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Watched a boat get hit, tied to a dock. It had a wooden mast and was moored
In Response To: I knew of a big Oyster that was hit 3 times in as many years. ()
between two boats with much taller aluminum masts. Yet the strike knocked the top foot off the wooden mast. I guess bottom line is, with lightning you never really know.
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- Lightning caused boat fire?
- Cats are much more likely to be struck
- We were struck in non-storm conditions
- We were struck on the mooring
- PS -- needless to say
- I knew of a big Oyster that was hit 3 times in as many years.
- That would frustrate anyone
- Watched a boat get hit, tied to a dock. It had a wooden mast and was moored
- 3 lightning hits. Good use of the word, 'despondent.'
- That's small change..
- PS -- needless to say
- We were struck on the mooring