[C320-list] Smoke detectors?

[Stan]

Hi Tony,

Fire investigators ALWAYS say it's electrical until proven otherwise.  Some
have gone as far to report that the cause of the fire could not be
determined because the electricity was not hooked up (Honest to God).
However, the lives saved by the use of smoke detectors, no mattter the cause
of the fire cannot be disputed.

Stan
"Our Little Amusement" #744
Henderson, NV

On Wed, Dec 2, 2009 at 9:13 PM, <amshd2 at aol.com> wrote:

>
> About a month ago there was a boat fire at my Marina.  Kinda scary because
> it was on my dock just a few slips away.  The fire started around 0220 hrs
> the owners were both onboard asleep..  What saved there lives was the fact
> that they had installed a couple of smoke/fire detectors about 2 weeks
> before.
>
> The smoke alarms woke them and they were able to get off w/o being hurt.
> The fire department was theer within minutes but the boat a trawler was a
> total loss.
>
> I went out and bought two smoke alarms that next weekend.
>
> By the way the fire investigator said the cause was electrical.
>
>
> Tony
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Jane & Ken <obuoy4848 at sbcglobal.net>
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> Sent: Wed, Dec 2, 2009 9:11 pm
> Subject: Re: [C320-list] Smoke detectors?
>
>
> SMOKE DETECTORS--CO DETECORS--FIRE DETECTORS--DEPTH DETECTORS--LIFE
> NSURANCE????Who needs them and why do we have them?  I guess they are good
> to
> ave when we need them--not a bad idea for protectiion--but only the careful
> nes have them??
> en
> --- On Wed, 12/2/09, John Frost <john at frostnet.net> wrote:
>
> rom: John Frost <john at frostnet.net>
> ubject: Re: [C320-list] Smoke detectors?
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> ate: Wednesday, December 2, 2009, 6:31 PM
>
>  have an inexpensive combined unit from Home Depot in the rear berth. Makes
> e feel better for a number of hazards, none too likely, but taken
> ogether.. real. One to remember is exhaust from an adjacent gasoline engine
> oat at a raft up or close dock. We had just that this spring when we tied
> p to a 45 foot gas powered powerboat whose generator exhaust aimed at my
> ortlight. They turned it on in the middle of the night for cooling. I
> hange the battery each spring. It reminds me nicely.
> Happy Sailing!
> John (the safety engr)
> 007 C320MKII
> ull 1118
> untersville, AL
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> ent: Wednesday, December 02, 2009 6:17 PM
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> ubject: Re: [C320-list] Smoke detectors?
> Jon,
> e have a CO detector in the aft birth and a smoke detector on the ceiling
> ight outside the head.  Used velcro to attach the smoke detector as it
> eeds to go outside when ever I'm cooking...
> ruce
> omerset 671 SoCal
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> ubject: [C320-list] Smoke detectors?
> ent: Dec 2, 2009 15:18
> Just curious if others have installed a smoke detector, or if there
> nsurance underwriter has asked that you do so. I recently had a survey and
> he surveyor noted that I need to add CO monitors in sleeping berths per new
> uidelines, but my insurance company is asking me to also add a smoke
> etector. I'm certainly not opposed to the idea, but I guess I was a bit
>  urprised by this one.thanks..
>
> Regards,
>
> Jon Vez
> Solstice #582
>
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>


-- 
Stan
"Our Little Amusement"
C320  #744
N 36 03' 15"
W 114 48' 16"
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