Boat explosion
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Printed Date: March-06-2025 at 8:07pm
Topic: Boat explosion
Posted By: 8122pbrainard
Subject: Boat explosion
Date Posted: July-22-2019 at 3:05pm
At the ACBS Wine Country annual boat show, https://www.woodyboater.com/blog/2019/07/22/we-all-felt-the-keuka-lake-explosion/" rel="nofollow - Century Coronado blows up.  Check and use your bilge blowers before starting the engine. ------------- /diaries/details.asp?ID=1622" rel="nofollow - 54 Atom /diaries/details.asp?ID=2179" rel="nofollow - 77 Tique 64 X55 Dunphy Keep it original, Pete < |
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Posted By: MourningWood
Date Posted: July-22-2019 at 3:36pm
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Good grief! Yes, blowers. Add more. Open motor cover, fuel tank cover if so equipped. Fuel vapor detectors. ------------- 1964 Dunphy X-55 "One 'N Dun" 'I measured twice, cut three times, and it's still too short!" |
Posted By: KENO
Date Posted: July-22-2019 at 7:59pm
Sounds like a rather simplistic not always effective approach to the issue, especially since the engine in this particular case had apparently been running for a little while since the boat was out in the lake Maybe in your mind Pete, this makes up for not having spark protected generators,alternators, starters, distributors etc in an old boat for reasons of "originality". Or non marine carburetors also. Not in my mind  It took 2 separate issues going on at the same time to cause this explosion, an accumulation of gas vapor and something to ignite them. I think I like the changes that the Woody Boater editor is thinking about |
8122pbrainard wrote:Posted By: Mpost
Date Posted: July-22-2019 at 8:06pm
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Back in 67 a friend ended up in the lake with sever burns when he blew up his inboard boat after filling it at a gas dock. It was a leaky filer neck that put gas in the bottom of the boat. You think he would have smelled it but being 16 I guess not. Be safe and think! ------------- 84 SN Sold 98 SN Lund Pro V 1975 Alumacraft |
Posted By: 8122pbrainard
Date Posted: July-22-2019 at 8:27pm
ZERO points should be deducted for ANY safety equipment. I know many shows and judges get this. ------------- /diaries/details.asp?ID=1622" rel="nofollow - 54 Atom /diaries/details.asp?ID=2179" rel="nofollow - 77 Tique 64 X55 Dunphy Keep it original, Pete < |
Posted By: KENO
Date Posted: July-22-2019 at 8:40pm
| Must have been more than 1 explosion since the hardtop and the front deck are already blown off/peeled up at 1:12 of the video and the fireball starts at 1:13 |
Posted By: 63 Skier
Date Posted: July-22-2019 at 9:52pm
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Sad to see that happen. My '63 has no blower, I open up the cover for a while before starting. Maybe I'll re-think and install a blower. Keno, I get what you are saying as well. I didn't like the comment "This wasn’t some idiot in a jet ski plowing into a boat". As if to say since the couple was at a classic boat show they of course were above jet skiers and would never be unsafe. That didn't need to be said. ------------- '63 American Skier - '98 Sport Nautique |
Posted By: Orlando76
Date Posted: July-22-2019 at 10:35pm
I agree. I felt like it was a sh1t article. But good majority of that crowd has shown me that attitude. ------------- Please support The Cystic Fibrosis Foundation 1976 Ski Nautique 351 Escort 1993 Ski Nautique purple and black 351 HO PCM |
Posted By: DockDoc
Date Posted: July-22-2019 at 10:47pm
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" or a drunk ass whole mowing over someone. " Quality prose right there. Not something I think about too often. Will look into a fuel vapor alarm. Since I trailer though, I would imagine my routine of opening the engine cover, putting in the drain plug, checking the oil and doing a quick inspection should both vent the bilge and allow me to pick up on fuel odors, no? ------------- 1993 Sport Nautique PCM 351w, no ProTec |
Posted By: 8122pbrainard
Date Posted: July-23-2019 at 7:49am
It's been done for years before the advent of the bilge blower plus done before many of the marine rated components were used. I still use the method on my 54 and 64. Even with a blower, it's a good idea. ------------- /diaries/details.asp?ID=1622" rel="nofollow - 54 Atom /diaries/details.asp?ID=2179" rel="nofollow - 77 Tique 64 X55 Dunphy Keep it original, Pete < |
Posted By: NCH20SKIER
Date Posted: July-23-2019 at 8:15am
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I opted for a blower on my 56 Chris Craft - short $$ and $$ we’ll spent in my opinion Looks like the Hurricane was at the show ------------- '05 206 Limited '88 BFN |
Posted By: 8122pbrainard
Date Posted: July-23-2019 at 8:55am
Greg, Yes, $$ well spent. Were you able to find a 6 volt blower or is the 56 Chris a 12 volt? That's around the time 12 systems were started to be used. Or was the 6 converted to 12? I haven't looked recently but I've never been able to find a 6 volt blower. ------------- /diaries/details.asp?ID=1622" rel="nofollow - 54 Atom /diaries/details.asp?ID=2179" rel="nofollow - 77 Tique 64 X55 Dunphy Keep it original, Pete < |
Posted By: Smithfamily
Date Posted: July-23-2019 at 9:17am
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Terrible. Prayers to the couple. ------------- Js |
Posted By: NCH20SKIER
Date Posted: July-23-2019 at 4:30pm
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Pete 12 volt set up ------------- '05 206 Limited '88 BFN |
Posted By: 63 Skier
Date Posted: July-23-2019 at 4:42pm
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Question about installing a blower - on my '63 American Skier, there are no vents, and I don't want to install any. Would there be any safe way to run the discharge hose? Doesn't seem like there is any way to discharge fumes. ------------- '63 American Skier - '98 Sport Nautique |