Seminar
A New Standard for Lightning
Protection
Hosted by the Hillsboro Inlet Sailing Club
8:30
pm
Thursday June 12
Lighthouse Point Yacht Club
2701 NE 42nd St
Pompano Beach, FL 33064
This presentation will be given by Dr. Ewen Thomson founder of Marine
Lightning Protection. Ewen was
the primary author of a major revision
to the watercraft section (Chapter 8) in NFPA780-2008,
the lightning protection standard published by the National Fire Protection
Association. This is a major
departure from the previous standard in that it invokes the simple concept:
protect a boat as you would a
building. By placing the bulk of
the lightning conductors on the outside, rather than through the middle of
the boat, we establish a protective conducting cage around the vulnerable
interior. A detailed
discussion of these ideas was published in the October 2007 edition of
Boat US Exchange.
Topics to be covered in the
presentation are:
·
The central problem with the old standard
·
Insight from case studies of damage
·
Concepts in NFPA780-2008: outside the box
·
Dealing with the devil in the details
·
Powerboat design: 60' fisherman Big Mama
·
Sailboat design: Outbound 46' monohull
·
Sailboat design: Tag/Young 60' catamaran
There are a limited number spaces available
for guests. Please email us if you are interested
in coming to the talk.
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