[Public-list] Re: gasoline

[Mike Lehman]

Statistics show that fire/explosions are far more prevalent in power boats 
than sailboats. Probably because power boaters are more careless and are not 
as careful with maintenance. It is true that gasoline is more dangerous than 
diesel, but a properly maintained gasoline engine and fuel system is safe. 
Period.

Mike Lehman
 >


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Villo Marmei" <marmei_v at pathcom.com>
To: "Alberg 30 Public List -- open to all" <public-list at alberg30.org>
Sent: Saturday, February 05, 2005 1:14 PM
Subject: Re: [Public-list] Re: gasoline


> FIRE ????... You fellows are kidding...EXPLOSION is the word.
> Years back, 100 yards out on the lake...right in front of my cottage and 
> my
> very eyes, a classic wooden power boat exploded with a big bang and
> engulfed in a huge orange colored flame. When we went to rescue the 
> boaters
> there were 2 dead and one badly burned person. The boat?...nothing left.
> The lake....full of floating debris,anywhere from 3ft blanks to match size
> splinters.
> That is gasoline for you.
>
> Mind you...Proper Marine Education,fire and operation safety would have
> avoided that.
> What do they say?...4% of gas fumes mixed with air is already a dangerous
> source for an explosion. Also gas fumes are heavier than air and slowly
> drift down,collecting into the bilge,waiting there for you to light your
> cigar or that electric spark.
> Propane and Butane are also heavier than air and should be treated with
> outmost care.
> A safe sailing to you all.
> Villo KC641
>
>
>
> At 06:41 AM 2/4/2005, you wrote:
> >It's not the A4 that's the problem in the Alberg, it's the gas tank When
> >we were looking for a boat about 14 years ago and decided  on an Alberg,
> >the first few I looked at had a distinct gasoline smell. They had 
> >pinholes
> >in the tanks. (This was a problem, also, in the classic 1964-68 Ford
> >Mustangs, where the gas tank was the bottom of the trunk and the fabric
> >liner collected moisture and rusted pinholes in their tanks.) When I 
> >smell
> >gas on a boat I get right off it, having seen the results of gas fires on
> >boats. We lucked into an Alberg with. an almost new diesel, with which I
> >feel more comfortable.
> >
> >- Gordon White, Brigadoon II
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