cruiser explodes on lake george ny

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  • Black_DiamondBlack_Diamond Member Posts: 5,439 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Brilliant. Amazing how often that happens. We had a charter fishing boat have that happen. A 1 year old Tiara and a guy on board 'helped' and pumped 50 gallons of diesel down a rod holder into the bilge. Yuck. 

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    PC BYC, Holland, MI
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  • MarkBMarkB Member Posts: 3,973 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Wow. Just wow.

    Kind of reminds me of this video - the car said my engine needed oil:

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oktQAndwOig


    Boat Name: King Kong

    "Boat + Water = Fun"

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  • LaReaLaRea Member, Moderator Posts: 7,747 mod
    Yes, a rod holder -- that kind of stuff does really happen.  

    In this case, it was the dock attendant who made the mistake.  But I stick by my earlier comment: it's ultimately the captain's fault.  If he had run his blower and sniffed the exhaust, the outcome would have been different.  

    No dock attendant has ever offered to fuel my boat, but I would not allow it.  They don't know my boat.  

    Example:  sometimes, during the first 30 seconds of fueling, the fuel line will randomly spit a little fuel back out through the fill hole.  When I hear it coming, I know I can avoid a mess by slowing down for a few seconds.  There's no way a dock hand could know that.  
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  • MarkBMarkB Member Posts: 3,973 ✭✭✭✭✭
    LaRea, at our marina, we are not allowed to pump. Only the dock attendants can. I think it has to do with risk of spill, license, etc.  Not sure. But for sure, we are not allowed to touch the pump. We can only open the fuel nozzle and advise where it is.

    Boat Name: King Kong

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  • Dream_InnDream_Inn Member, Moderator Posts: 7,661 mod
    I've seen a marina winterize a boat fresh water system with toxic antifreeze.  You would think they would know as well. 

    I'm with LaRea that I wouldn't allow someone else to fuel my boat, but I understand what you are saying Mark.  You have no choice.  Nice video, BTW!

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  • Black_DiamondBlack_Diamond Member Posts: 5,439 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited September 2015
    I almost always fuel my boat too, helps the water/waste are no where near my fuel caps, but some do look identical. Learning opportunity to label them. 

    I feel sorry for that kid, he'll have to live with that mistake. Lawsuit heck coming to the marina I am sure. Still: as noted if someone had sniffed the blower exhaust this all could have been prevented. 
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    PC BYC, Holland, MI
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  • BellevilleMXZBellevilleMXZ Member Posts: 732 ✭✭✭
    icoultha said:
    As to what happened with this event, apparently the nozzle was mistakenly put into a rod holder near the fuel fill up and so gas was pumped there and some spark ignited it.

    Yow that's scary......
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  • Michael TMichael T Member Posts: 7,227 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @icoultha.....unbelievable. You think there'd be an IQ test of some sort to be able to use a gas pump - say like being able to do up your fly on the first try?

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  • Black_DiamondBlack_Diamond Member Posts: 5,439 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Another one in Maryland yesterday:

    http://news.yahoo.com/three-girls-injured-boat-explodes-maryland-052433031.html#comments

    Sad. 

    Past owner of a 2003 342FV
    PC BYC, Holland, MI
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  • Michael TMichael T Member Posts: 7,227 ✭✭✭✭✭
    @BD, that's truly frightening.
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