[Public-List] Blower

[Gordon Laco]

Hello again… 

Stephen… 

> God may protect you if you are a fool or a drunkard.
> Science will protect you if the fuel/air ratio is less than 5%.


My friend not only evacuated air from above the gasoline in the bilge with a shop vac… this person also used the shop vac to slurp up the gasoline itself.  Why that didn’t ignite must be due to enough water mixed in with what was coming up I suppose.  And perhaps divine intervention.


Gordon Laco
www.gordonlaco.com
705-527-9612



> On Jul 19, 2023, at 1:49 AM, Stephen Gwyn via Public-List <public-list at lists.alberg30.org> wrote:
> 
> I generally turn the blower off while the engine is running.
> 
> I usually only run the blower at the first start-up of the day, and mostly
> so I can get an olfactory sample of the bilge air. I start by putting my
> head in engine compartment to open the gas valve. If I don't smell gas
> then, I run the blower. If I don't smell gas after a minute or two, I start
> the engine.
> 
> While there are many horror stories of gas explosions, there has to be a
> LOT of fumes before they will burn. Many other parts of sailing are far
> more dangerous.
> 
> God may protect you if you are a fool or a drunkard.
> Science will protect you if the fuel/air ratio is less than 5%.
> 
> SG
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