[Public-List] Propane explosion destroys boat

[George Dinwiddie]

On 2/3/12 3:54 PM, Len Payne wrote:
> Does anyone have any stats on boat with Atomic 4s that have exploded or
> burned?

My insurance agent told me that he's seen a lot more losses from alcohol 
stoves than from gasoline engines. It seems that a lot of people, having 
heard that you can put out an alcohol fire with water, spread the 
burning alcohol on top of the water they throw on it (instead of using a 
wet towel).

Googling, I found 
http://www.moyermarine.com/forums/showpost.php?s=6041eb3d7aec664ea218f152361cdaed&p=135&postcount=6 
which reports 1 to 2 explosions a year due to propulsion (not just 
Atomic 4s, but including all boats and fuels).

I'm not sure I buy that report, as the 2010 USCG report 
(http://www.uscgboating.org/assets/1/workflow_staging/Page/2010_Recreational_Boating_Statistics.pdf) 
shows 159 fuel fire/explosion incidents (176 boats) including 2 
fatalities (for all 12.4 million registered boats). Five of those boats 
were auxiliary sailboats.

  - George

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