SSL727 ~ Dealing with LIGHTNING DAMAGE

[@Buzzinho-pn6rf]

I always look forward to your videos! Keep up the good work.

[@SailingSophisticatedLady]

Thanks!

[@jonathanvince8173]

This is so interesting can't wait for next one.

[@SailingSophisticatedLady]

Thanks, glad you enjoyed! :)

[@robertscranton8293]

Your son is a blessing... God does wonderful things.. doesn't he.

[@SailingSophisticatedLady]

Yes he is! :)

[@robertscranton8293]

@@SailingSophisticatedLady He is so beautiful

[@Open2OpenUT]

I know it’s been said ad infinitum but you have one of the best ever opening video and music preludes on uTube, it makes me smile every time 🥰. That garden was magnificent, Maddie must have loved all the fresh produce for her kitchen stores. Love from cold and wet Republic of Ireland 🇮🇪☘️.

[@SailingSophisticatedLady]

Wow, thank you!

[@karaDee2363]

So glad your opening theme song is back.. I love it and always makes me feel so happy every time I hear it... So thank you..

[@steveshoemaker6347]

Thank you Cap,Maddy and awesome Ricky.....Y'all are very Blessed with Ricky......Thank you for the beautiful people in a very beautiful place to live..... Old Vietnam war F-4 Phantom fighter pilot Shoe🇺🇸

[@SailingSophisticatedLady]

Thanks as always Shoe! :)

[@surfart5448]

High reach asset inspection is part of my drone business, cell towers, power poles and transmission tower with lines, water tower, high mast lighting and much more. Thanks Capt.

[@SailingSophisticatedLady]

Hey I’d love to hear more about your job and the drones you use, maybe even see some footage.. if you want, feel free to email me at [e-mail]

[@Rob-r2s]

That cabin in the woods is supper cool! It's making me think of retiring in a place like that and doing the same thing if I end up being to old to sail.

[@lorier9356]

Hello from SW Florida. We love your videos. You have a beautiful family.

[@outlawjjsmith]

Looking forward to your next adventure.

[@SailingSophisticatedLady]

Thanks!

Happy Chanukah from Australia

[@laisladedanielparra4371]

I find this isolated life and the friends' farm very interesting. I'm worried about the mosquitoes and the heat. But it's very interesting to see these lifestyles and the initiative to build a sailboat and the anxious dog when he left.

[@ki6hzs]

For the algorithm. 👍🏼

[@SailingSophisticatedLady]

Thanks!

[@TheJackO592]

Thank you Cap Rick, Maddy, and Ricky, for a great episode. I'll stick with your channel regardless of others. Thank you for your entertainment and adventures. Take care.

[@scottg6799]

Great video! Very interesting area.

[@SailingSophisticatedLady]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@Guywithcrazyideas]

8:58 I started singing the song "Moon River".

[@SailingSophisticatedLady]

enjoy the video!

[@rickczainski9856]

Rick saying goodbye to Mai Tai and hung over! LOL

[@jeffmcgough7664]

Great episode and fantastic content. Back that up with at least a 3 minute technical repair teaser. Do that awhile and I would bet/guess your metrics would take a significant jump.

[@PAINFOOL13]

I have a friend who had a sunfish and had 2 lightning strikes, the last one split the boat in half 😳

[@SailingSophisticatedLady]

Ouch!

[@TammyBillings-qt1ve]

Fun video.

[@patriciawhitehead1976]

❤

[@Lifes-Adventures]

Hi Rick. In the clip of the drone shot of the top of your mast what is the smaller antenna on the rear of the mast head?

[@Island_Times]

I remember that lightning strike . I recently put an EMP Shield on my 53ft Trimaran . They supply the DOD so i'd like to assume they can work and offer i believe a 20k warranty against damage if it doesnt work , though proving and claiming evidence i have no idea, might be blowing smoke up my A***.. lol But having said that, i'd rather spend the few hundred bux on the snake oil in the hope it does work as it would ultimately save me tens of thousands of bux in electronics and LifePo4 BMS' etc .

[@SailingSophisticatedLady]

I'm just glad that we have only taken indirect strikes so far.. touch wood! :)

[@Island_Times]

@@SailingSophisticatedLady yes, many of us have dodged that bullet. My Trimaran is a ketch , so even though I'm 53ft long I'm far from the tallest yacht in the bay which I think has helped. I also try to hard disconnect as many items as possible during forecasted lightening storms keeping the ends of the leads well away from each other so as to avoid an arc .

[@merlinbroaddus]

Hey Rick! Thanks for all y'all share. However, I have a question that is off-topic for this video. I know you have quite a bit of Solar on the boat, I love the side wing solar panels, but, is there a reason why Panels could not be placed on the sides of the boat? Between the water line(above the water line) and the deck? My thought would be the salt spray, but the sun reflecting might boost power. Am I off on those thought? Thanks!!!!! Merlin

[@dadejazzba402]

Do you flush your outboard?

[@SailingSophisticatedLady]

Never met a single cruiser that did, because they are in the water every day.. if your boat lives at a dock and the dinghy is out of the water for extended periods, then yes would be a good idea.

[@BrianPeterSimpson]

Copper is a lightening deterant

[@AlsinoFerreira]

😎

[@thomasthornton5737]

😀😀👍👍❤❤

[@DonnaLatty-kh6db]

👋👍♥️🙏☕

[@meganluke444]

Are you planning to sail elsewhere? You have been in the same region of the Caribbean for several years now.

[@meganluke444]

Been subscribed since St. Martin.

[@SailingSophisticatedLady]

I spent the first 15+ years sailing over 100,000 miles, now for the moment I'm enjoying some time sailing areas we love with my family. :)

[@SailingSophisticatedLady]

Thanks!

[@Rob-r2s]

3rd

[@SailingSophisticatedLady]

Salude!

[@red_ben3487]

Sorry, but there isn't nearly enough resolution on the drone camera to see anything. Unless something is catastrophicly broken you're not going to see it. If anything it just gives you a false sense of security that may put you in a worse situation. There's no substitute to going up the mast and properly inspecting things, especially the rigging

[@SailingSophisticatedLady]

Of course! But right now my concern is just finding the issue with our VHF radio.. and don't forget, if I need to I can pull a much higher resolution shot from the drone than can be seen on KZbin.. this was just for illustration purposes.

[@red_ben3487]

@SailingSophisticatedLady sounds good, just want you to be safe 😊

[@freedomrider30]

You didn't see the high rez pic Rick clipped in??? 👎🏻👎🏻

[@red_ben3487]

@@freedomrider30 yeah, youre still not going to see anything.