Bob, I had an interesting thing happen two years ago. We suffered about $6K collateral damage when my neighbor's sailboat took a direct lightning strike. I had a well respected electrician from a well respected local yard prepare an estimate for my insurance company. The insurance company then insisted on having a surveyor inspect the boat. I agreed and had my elecrician attend the inspection also. I knew I was going to be OK when the surveyor told my electrician "I met you a couple of years ago. You taught the ABYC course on marine electrical"! So I guess that some of these guys do try to become professionals. The trick, of course, is to find the right one! Randy Pickelmann MORNING STAR