When installing between the companionway steps be sure you situate it so the fire extinguisher can get between the steps and the nozzle is at the port.
David F. Risch Gulf Stream Associates (401) 419-4650 From: CnC-List <[email protected]> On Behalf Of Ken Heaton via CnC-List Sent: Sunday, June 02, 2019 10:52 AM To: cnc-list <[email protected]> Cc: Ken Heaton <[email protected]> Subject: Re: Stus-List Diesel engine fire? They are pretty inexpensive. $9.99 at Defender. They generally have a clear window which lets you see inside the engine compartment to see if you have a fire, and you can then poke a fire extinguisher into the engine compartment through the pot and put the fire out without opening the compartment and letting in lots more air which would likely just make a fire worse. https://www.defender.com/product.jsp?name=the-marine-east-6860-fire-port-white-ring&path=-1|135|2290089|2555396&id=2555630<https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.defender.com%2Fproduct.jsp%3Fname%3Dthe-marine-east-6860-fire-port-white-ring%26path%3D-1%7C135%7C2290089%7C2555396%26id%3D2555630&data=02%7C01%7C%7Cf4bdb55388e740b6dc4108d6e76a107a%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7C1%7C0%7C636950840055929256&sdata=8wd9TnUtlgGZ6pbAyziBSNm%2FWmyP0BGyNRHBqKxOaRM%3D&reserved=0> The side panel of the engine compartment would be a good place I'd think. Or between the companionway steps. Ken H. On Sun, 2 Jun 2019 at 09:42, David Knecht via CnC-List <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: 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 [cid:[email protected]] _______________________________________________ Thanks everyone for supporting this list with your contributions. Each and every one is greatly appreciated. If you want to support the list - use PayPal to send contribution -- https://www.paypal.me/stumurray<https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.paypal.me%2Fstumurray&data=02%7C01%7C%7Cf4bdb55388e740b6dc4108d6e76a107a%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7C1%7C0%7C636950840055939575&sdata=24b9G8ZsNAhJCM1QbwIStMr1mczCMI8agxVo3xKqtxQ%3D&reserved=0>
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