Thread: Gas vs. Diesel
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Old 09-02-2015, 11:50 PM   #197
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Originally Posted by Art View Post
Eric... you didn't mention... gas or diesel?
Liberty Call was a late Willard 30/4 which would have been powered by a Perkins or Yanmar diesel or similar. Every Willard I have ever heard of was diesel powered, and I've never heard of any that were repowered with gas.

Here is a link to a video of the fire.

And here are a couple of pics. The owner was able to escape aboard another boat and was not injured, but they were not able to rescue his dog. I never heard anything more about the cause of the fire.
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