Evan Gatehouse wrote in
news:B3kPi.10444$th2.2814@pd7urf3no:

Could I use thin stainless steel foil instead of copper foil in
the
bilge as a ground for a long wire (backstay antenna) ham radio
setup?



Yep.

Larry
--
You can tell there's extremely
intelligent life in the universe
because they have never called Earth.