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Originally Posted by coopec43
I understand what you are saying but when I started the thread I was thinking the lightning destroyed radar, depth-sounder, GPS navigation (and charts), radios and mobile telephone. That would leave you with binoculars, hand bearing compass, binnacle compass and possibly a timepiece. Anything else worthwhile?
As far as dead reckoning is concerned I become confused because I thought you'd lose that as well? But I'm no expert as I haven't even got my yacht in the water yet!
Maybe I should start reading Dr David Lewis's books?
Following his longstanding interest in old navigational methods used to explore and populate the Pacific, he employed similar techniques for the Tahiti-New Zealand leg of the Rehu Moana voyage without using a compass, sextant or marine chronometer
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As I noted above, several GPS units aboard.
Also, paper
charts, real ol’e fashioned compass, bearing compass, two
depth devices, hand held lead line,
AIS, who needs radar in a pinch?
We shut down all
electronics in
electric storms including disconnecting the
mast main 40-pin connector. We run dead reckoning in a storm and hand steer. All electronics are disconnected both + and - leads. We have learned this through three strikes. We hav
lost LED
cabin lights,
wiring,
fuses, antennas, nav lights, winded, radios, stereo, circuit breakers, list is long. Two pole disconnects have so far protected every time.
Decided long ago a
sextant was not in the plan.