Another Sad Generator Story

I'm so sorry for the family.

Something needs to be done to stop these deaths. The warnings and education by sites like this are not working.
 
Sad. Be careful out there.
 
Maybe if we didnt treat boats as houses there would not be so many deaths and not just from CO
 
Darwin’s theory is still at work. Tragedy is just inevitable I guess. Such a waste when situations like this are so easily avoidable. Makes you wonder if these guys were new to boating or just cavalier about the risks.
CD
 
dwna1a said:
I'm so sorry for the family.

Something needs to be done to stop these deaths. The warnings and education by sites like this are not working.
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Agreed sorry for the families.
As to the second part. Whatever happened to being self-responsibility?
 
It is very sad but nonetheless ignorance. It is somewhat annoying and disheartening that so many people think because they live in a house and can drive a car they Know what they need to know to boat.

Not to mention know it all boaters that, because their bad habits haven’t caught up with them yet, think all is good. I was just chatted yesterday for putting out a proper scope on my rode.
 
dwna1a said:
I'm so sorry for the family.

Something needs to be done to stop these deaths. The warnings and education by sites like this are not working.
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Maybe another law will fix everything... :rolleyes: You can't fix this. Survival of the fittest. It's a shame, but you can only bring a horse to water. You can't and shouldn't force him to drink.
 
So scary, at end of last season I noticed I had a crack in my generator muffler during winterizing. Just replaced it. I always run two Co detectors anyway just in case
 
MonacoMike said:
it doesn’t explicitly say but I assume we are dealing with the portable generator here?
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Maybe, maybe not. We have never trusted sleeping with our WB genny running through the night. One night we were down below on a very still and warm evening watching a movie. The CO alarm sounded and it took a good ten minutes to air out the cabin to the point where the alarm quit. We had no symptoms and there was absolutely no oder. I do believe you are probably correct in your assumption, but never assume a properly installed gasoline genny will always be safe for sleeping. I believe our AC sucked in the fumes on this especially still evening.
 
MonacoMike said:
it doesn’t explicitly say but I assume we are dealing with the portable generator here?
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This implies it’s a portable


“Deputies found a generator on the boat.“

“Though it was in an area that was not enclosed, the positioning of the generator did not allow the exhaust to exit the boat,” deputies said. “Instead it filled the cabin where the men were sleeping.”
 
No, not another law. And NO, you can't fix stupid.

Stronger warnings, maybe better education during the boating licensing classes. Maybe something as simple as a label on the box the generator comes in and on the unit itself. Large Bold Red Print, NOT MEANT FOR MARINE USE
 
dwna1a said:
Maybe something as simple as a label on the box the generator comes in and on the unit itself. Large Bold Red Print, NOT MEANT FOR MARINE USE
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Good old common sense would say that that disclaimer would protect the manufacturer from liability. It also would give authorities something else to tell people using them in that manner not to. But alas, there is probably more money to be made selling them to people to use on their boats than in the risk of liability...
 
Very sad and avoidable. I know you all in the south have to deal with more heat and humidity, but there is no way I would run a gasoline generator (OEM or portable) overnight while I slept unless I was 100% sure I had fully operational CO detectors in the cabin. I don't have a generator on my boat, but even when it gets into the 90's up here during the day, at night it drops to the 70's. I take a quick swim and then into bed.
 
MonacoMike said:
Good old common sense would say that that disclaimer would protect the manufacturer from liability. It also would give authorities something else to tell people using them in that manner not to. But alas, there is probably more money to be made selling them to people to use on their boats than in the risk of liability...
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I see your point, well both points.
 
Creekwood said:
Very sad and avoidable. I know you all in the south have to deal with more heat and humidity, but there is no way I would run a gasoline generator (OEM or portable) overnight while I slept unless I was 100% sure I had fully operational CO detectors in the cabin. I don't have a generator on my boat, but even when it gets into the 90's up here during the day, at night it drops to the 70's. I take a quick swim and then into bed.
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In our 260DA, we ran it non-stop. 2-OEM detectors and one HD model that registered PPM. Another vote for diesels....

The past week as been 92-95 and still mid-80s at 10pm.

Bennett
 
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