tdappleman
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- Dec 17, 2007
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- Boat Info
- 1996 270 Sundancer
- Engines
- New twin 4.3's - 235hp each with Alpha 1 Gen 2 Drives
So - I was reading another site and found this link:
[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica][FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica][/FONT][/FONT][FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica][FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica]http://www.justnews.com/video/18772960/index.html[/FONT][/FONT]
Thankfully I've never had a fire on board but this really has me wondering... how do you really handle a fire on board? I have an automatic bottle in the engine room, a portable extinguisher in the cockpit and 2 in the cabin. When I turn my key switch on - the automatic system says armed and I assume that if a fire occurred it would melt the tip off the nozzle and discharge. Should I have a remote smoke/fire alarm system - a detector in the engine room and a readout or display at the helm?
[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica][FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica][/FONT][/FONT][FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica][FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica]http://www.justnews.com/video/18772960/index.html[/FONT][/FONT]
Thankfully I've never had a fire on board but this really has me wondering... how do you really handle a fire on board? I have an automatic bottle in the engine room, a portable extinguisher in the cockpit and 2 in the cabin. When I turn my key switch on - the automatic system says armed and I assume that if a fire occurred it would melt the tip off the nozzle and discharge. Should I have a remote smoke/fire alarm system - a detector in the engine room and a readout or display at the helm?