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Old 02-29-2016, 05:55 PM   #1
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smoke detectors

Over the last weekend a friend, liveaboard down the river a bit came by to show me what was left of a cheap electric heater.

He was on the dock and could hear the faint sound of an alarm. After a while he made the choice to see what was up.

Found the boat with the alarm but could not access the locked cabins, yet smelled the acrid smoke

Bolt cutters allowed access to the boat where he found alot of smoke and flames

With fire extinguisher in hand had it out. Vented the cabin and informed the marina. They contacted the owners on holidays.

The warning label was clear in that the heater should not be attached to an extension cord. Funny that the label survived but nothing else except a portion of the cheap extension cord.

One can go on and on about such events but. I post this only in an effort to get folk to simply be aware.

Smoke detectors are a pita on a boat but well worth the effort. IMO.

Mine is mounted in the main cabin about half way down a wall. Let's me make toast without the need to disable every time I cook.

YMMV.
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