Boat fire at Hurley

[Chill]

Heard the sirens on Sunday
http://www.maidenhead-advertiser.co.uk

 

[sailorman]

Refuelling an o/b ?????????

 

[apollo]

Nope (inboard) and it wasnt 20ft either, shame always liked Selcruiser 27, even owned two of them in my lifetime. And that was a particularly nice example.

 

[CX54WEK]

Nope (inboard) and it wasnt 20ft either, shame always liked Selcruiser 27, even owned two of them in my lifetime. And that was a particularly nice example.

Petrol?

 

[Actionmat]

Is that one of the boats on the permanent moorings? The one with a picture of The Eye of Horus on a fender?
If it's the one I'm thinking of, the owner's a character and a nice bloke. I've chatted to him on numerous occasions when I've stayed there. It's petrol and he often fills it from his jerry cans.
I hope he makes a speedy recovery and he's well insured. A real shame, he took a lot of pride in that boat.

 

[apollo]

Its called "Drifter"

 

[apollo]

Petrol?

yes

 

[Actionmat]

Its called "Drifter"

That's the one I was thinking of.

 

[Dave_Seager]

The link above is only to the home page. The article is at http://www.maidenhead-advertiser.co.uk/gallery/hurley---the-walthams/113723/hurley-yacht-explosion-leaves-man-in-hospital.html

 

[oldgit]

yes

A reminder to all of us about the perils of petrol/propane/carbon monoxide and even water in general.
Easy to become a bit less careful over time. ?