Fire at Titchmarsh

[CCJ]

If that was substantiated, I would have thought the insurance company would reject any claim Not the best if that happened.

Ins covers accidents, this wasnt malicious by the sound of it, so why do you think rejected claim

 

[tillergirl]

The insurance company would reject it through neglect I fear. In any insurance policy there will be something like "It is up to you to ensure that all measures are taken to maintain your vessel and machinery". It has to be substantiated though. Please be clear I am hoping nothing has been rejected. About 15 years ago I tried to explain to my neighbour that he needed to unwind his extension lead and why. He ignored my advice. Fortunately he never fed the meter: the batteries died but perhaps that was better.

 

[Triassic]

... The part owner of the chandlers raised the alarm, & there was difficulty getting the fire engine in as it was early morning and the security gate was closed.

If that's true it's the first time I've ever heard of a gate stopping the Fire Brigade. They're actually very well equipped to deal with such situations.......

 

[Iainhax]

Visiting my CR at Titchmarch yesterday, came upon the cremated vessel. Still a smell of burnt plastic lingers. No rigging evident and large engine block suggests a mobo.

Useful points on electricity supply above. 12v batteries are potential acid bombs, so more hazardous that 240v supply?

 

[PeterWright]

Visiting my CR at Titchmarch yesterday, came upon the cremated vessel. Still a smell of burnt plastic lingers. No rigging evident and large engine block suggests a mobo.

Useful points on electricity supply above. 12v batteries are potential acid bombs, so more hazardous that 240v supply?

The potential for batteries to become acid bombs is yet another reason to take care with 12V systems, but the concern I wrote of above is that 12V systems are necessarily capable of delivering much higher currents than 230 V systems, especially with the modern fad for installing inverters capable of powering hair dryers. Some diy installers still think of 12V systems as nothing more than a dry cell torch, they then use inadequate section cabling and choose the circuit breaker or fuse to suit the load on the end of the cable, rather than the cable itself. The result is, too often, a fire started by overheating cables which is driven by batteries often rated at hundreds of Amp hours.

Of course, I have no knowledge of the cause of the fire at Titchmarsh and, sad though it clearly is for the owner, I'm just glad that nobody was hurt.

Peter.

 

[ianc1200]

The boat which caught fire, & totally destroyed, was a planing mobo, perhaps 30-35' GRP, twin large engines with outdrives. Without forensic investigation I suspect any ideas as to what caused the problem would be conjecture only. Really sad to see the Bav41 alongside, assume it's a write off, whereas the boat behind (but just as close) has minor scorching only.

 

[tillergirl]

All very sad.