hollywood8118
Guru
- Joined
- Nov 16, 2009
- Messages
- 2,379
- Location
- USA
- Vessel Name
- " OTTER "
- Vessel Make
- Ocean Alexander Europa 40
Spent yesterday working on the never ending list of upgrades on the new boat. In the afternoon a marine electrician (guy # 1) that I casually know stopped buy and thanked me for making a call to the Business he and the fellow (guy # 3) that owns the 60' sailboat next to me works for.
A alarm was beeping intermittently and I called another person (guy#2) I know who works for the same company and mentioned the beeping. It was intermittent but as I spoke with the guy it went to a continuous sound... it sounded like a low battery or some not too urgent alarm.
The conversation was overheard by guy 1 and he thought since the owner ( guy 3) was out of town for the weekend he would have a look.
As I talked to guy # 2, I did casually walk down the dock, felt the dock cord at both the plug ends, looked for anything out of the ordinary and didn't notice anything unusual.
When guy # 1 got to the boat shortly after I left the enclosed center cockpit was full of smoke, as was the salon on his entry and on opening the hatch to the engine space the entire place had burnt. It appears that the automatic suppression system did its job and saved the entire boat
(and the ones in close proximity, mine being the closest) . It was so hot that the fuel lines to the fuel filter had burnt through and all the wiring and anything plastic in the compartment is toast.
As both guy 3 that owns the boat and guy 1 are really well respected excellent marine electricians it is a real eye opener. Guy 1 suspects it was related to a heater ( as are most boat fires in the PNW this time of year) but was holding out on the surveyor for the insurance company to establish a cause.
Tis the season to check your ac system...
HOLLYWOOD
A alarm was beeping intermittently and I called another person (guy#2) I know who works for the same company and mentioned the beeping. It was intermittent but as I spoke with the guy it went to a continuous sound... it sounded like a low battery or some not too urgent alarm.
The conversation was overheard by guy 1 and he thought since the owner ( guy 3) was out of town for the weekend he would have a look.
As I talked to guy # 2, I did casually walk down the dock, felt the dock cord at both the plug ends, looked for anything out of the ordinary and didn't notice anything unusual.
When guy # 1 got to the boat shortly after I left the enclosed center cockpit was full of smoke, as was the salon on his entry and on opening the hatch to the engine space the entire place had burnt. It appears that the automatic suppression system did its job and saved the entire boat
(and the ones in close proximity, mine being the closest) . It was so hot that the fuel lines to the fuel filter had burnt through and all the wiring and anything plastic in the compartment is toast.
As both guy 3 that owns the boat and guy 1 are really well respected excellent marine electricians it is a real eye opener. Guy 1 suspects it was related to a heater ( as are most boat fires in the PNW this time of year) but was holding out on the surveyor for the insurance company to establish a cause.
Tis the season to check your ac system...
HOLLYWOOD