East Freo Boat Fire
Submitted by gib77 on Mon, 2013-02-11 08:58
Hey, does anyone know any information on the boat in east freo, that caught fire yesterday?
Always scares the hell out of me when I see this, especially with families onboard. Apparently soon after refuelling.
Something I only learnt recently is that you should check that your fuel filler is earthed to your tank to stop any static electricity causing fire...
Hope everyone was ok.....
Is there any reporting on incidents by marine authorities, that we can see, so that we can learn from incidents. Obviously theres been a few boats capsizing lately too.
flexn
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Apparently it backfired in
Apparently it backfired in the carby and started the fire. The guy only had the boat for a week, my guess is he flooded it when trying to start.
sunshine
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Engine bay fume extractor fans
Are a must - have seen literally hundreds of inboard fires, the other really good preventer of the catastrophic results is an engine bay graviner extinguisher system - sure it makes a mess of the engine but kills a fire in a blink