leather
Fervently hoping never to get struck, I have no path to ground at all on my mast. Where the HM shrouds loop around the mast, the eyes are leathered. It is my hope that if struck, the leather will keep the heat off the lines, much like a welding glove does, until the aluminum can cool. How many of your oft-struck neighbors had halyards melt in a strike? It would be interesting to know.
Incidentally, is it possible that so many people your way get struck BECAUSE they ground their masts to ABYC standards? Two schools of thought here, but something to chew on.....
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