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Re: True Horror Story

not quite in the same league, but I had three self inflating lifejackets in a lazarette which got flooded but only one went off. I also tested a fire extinguisher to show actually what it would be like - and it didn't go off either.
 

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Re: True Horror Story

only boat horror storys or rather the importer

ended up in court after purchase of a new boat and the

importer lost, apparently i was not the only one.

moral don,t buy a dufour from the british importer
 

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Re: True Horror Story

pound to a pinch of s**t it was dry powder right?

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CO2 extinguishers...

work by excluding oxygen from the vicinity of the fire. In an enclosed space like an engine room or possibly a small saloon they can work quite well. On deck - forget it. On our outdoor firefighting courses the biggest man was usually selected to extinguish an oil fire with a CO2 extinguisher. If it was windy he inevitably failed, emptying the extinguisher in the process. The smallest woman was then given a BCF extinguisher and usually one squirt was enough. Corny but fun.
 
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