I had an insurance survey done recently and the surveyor made several recommendations that were surprsing to me and which the insurance company is now expecting to be done:
1.Install a fire port on the engine compartment and a no residue extinguisher nearby. I have never heard of this and the purchase survey done a few years early did not mention it. It is not terribly expensive, but I can’t find a reasonable place to install the fire port. One of the reasons I made sure to get a diesel engine was I thought that fire was not a significant risk with diesel fuel. Does anyone else have this on their boat and is this a worthwhile safety upgrade? 2. Install a high water alarm. This seems to me to be overkill given the size of the boat and the fact that it is pretty much impossible to be trapped below water line in the event of a serious leak. I also have an automatic bilge pump switch, so that would alert me if water were coming up to the floor boards. Has anyone else installed an alarm? Thanks- Dave S/V Aries 1990 C&C 34+ New London, CT
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