Hope this isn't a RBOC member

raybo3raybo3 Administrator Posts: 5,508 admin
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Prayers go out to the family of this boat owner.
1 dead, several injured after boat explosion in Fort Lauderdale
2002 342 Fiesta Vee PC Point Of Pines YC Revere MA. popyc.org     raybo3@live.com
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  • rasburyrasbury Member Posts: 8,433 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Saw that this am on the news- looks like exhaust fans were not run?
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  • Rich_Rich_ Member Posts: 177 ✭✭✭
    Definitely not a good day for them. 
    I am also wondering why it looks like someone put a pontoon boat at the same dock as a burning boat? The explosion video shows nothing in front of the boat when it explodes but in the cell phone video it looks like a pontoon is in front as it burns as well as the clip of the diver going in looks like giant striding off a burnt pontoon boat
    Rinker sold but still have other boats        Eastern LI, NY
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  • rasburyrasbury Member Posts: 8,433 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Maybe they were coming over looking for survivors...pretty scary stuff.
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  • aero3113aero3113 Member Posts: 9,073 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited December 24
    Looks like the pontoon was behind. @raybo3 I think it might be a SR looking at the arch.
    2008 330EC
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  • mbnarneymbnarney Member Posts: 127 ✭✭
    Good lord, this is like the 3rd boat to go up in the last couple of months. Had a brand new one blow up while it was on a trailer fueling for the boat show. I wish they would report on the cause after the investigations were over. We had one where they pumped fuel into the waste tank.
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  • IanIan Member Posts: 2,869 ✭✭✭✭
    I was amazed at how the top just blew off like that. I get it that there are 2 halves and the bottom half has the weight of the water below but I didn’t expect it to blow up and basically come right back down.

    Regards,

    Ian

    The Third “B”

    Secretary, Ravena Coeymans Yacht Club

    https://www.rcyachtclub.com/

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  • LaReaLaRea Member, Moderator Posts: 7,764 mod
    Agree -- never seen that before.  In past videos of refueling explosions, I've seen the engine room hatch blow open but the explosion didn't seem to breach the firewall.  Seems like you'd need fuel vapors inside the cabin for it to blow like that.  
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  • Liberty44140Liberty44140 Member Posts: 4,388 ✭✭✭✭✭
    99.99999% sure that is a Rinker, 92% sure it is a 342. So sorry to see this, thinking avoid that family. Hope the folks that lived are able to pull through ok. Just a terrible situation. Been wondering if there was a fuel leak and someone accidentally hit the down below genny start button. Probably will never know. Just so sorry. 
    07' Cruisers 390 (Previous Rinker's: 06' 342EC & 01' 310FV)

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  • IanIan Member Posts: 2,869 ✭✭✭✭
    There had to have been vapors in the cabin even if it started in the engine room. Looks like a 342.

    Regards,

    Ian

    The Third “B”

    Secretary, Ravena Coeymans Yacht Club

    https://www.rcyachtclub.com/

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  • YYZRCYYZRC Member Posts: 5,141 ✭✭✭✭✭



    2008 350 EC on Georgian Bay
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