The drawing below shows how lightning usually goes to ground (the water) on a sailboat: Most commonly, it travels from the aluminum mast via the wiring system to the propeller shaft and/or electronic components (depth-sounder transducer, knotmeter impeller) or grounding plates set in the hull.
Lo mzobo ungezantsi ubenisa indlela umbane adla ngeya emhlabeni (amanzi) kwisikhephe esiqhutywa ngomeya. Okuqheleke kokhulu kukuba uhamba ngemasti yealuminium adlule ngendlela ekuwayarishwe ngayo ukuya kwishafti yesiqhubi nelungu lombane (isixhobo esivavonya ubunzulu, ikhometa impeller) ekanye amacangci aphantsi abekwe kwisiqu senqanawe.