Pgitug
Guru
Do you need to have a grounding plate on a trawler? I had a sailboat that I installed a grounding plate on the keel since all of the lightning protection ground wires went there. My thought was that after a new bottom job the keel is insulated from the water, until your first grounding. That way the lighting has a clear path out of the boat. (After a direct hit in Atlantic City this proved true. A hard hit on the mast, blown electronics, but no damage to the hull.)
Now the trawler I am looking at does have a single side band radio. I am guessing this is why the stern has two ground plates. But is that the reason? The plates are in poor shape. Is there a good reason to keep the single side band radio? My travels are always on the ICW.
Any help would be appreciated
Now the trawler I am looking at does have a single side band radio. I am guessing this is why the stern has two ground plates. But is that the reason? The plates are in poor shape. Is there a good reason to keep the single side band radio? My travels are always on the ICW.
Any help would be appreciated