Very Scary Fire Aquastar 38

[Falcoron]

Diesel

As well as auto extinguishers, which imho as a stand alone are insufficient you need additionally …..

1- Engine kill switches by the helm - Diesels are very efficient gas pumps and when running will suck in any gas and try and ignite it .

2- Air vent flaps -Theses are spring loaded and triggered by a toggle by the helm .Reason 0 2 feeds fires .An escape route for the gas too .

3 - Tank isolation valves again toggles by the helm .Reason even diesel burns if it’s hot enough and you fuel pipes are soft .

4 A manual pull toggle to trigger the gas canister .Reason why wait for the wax bulb to melt , it might be too late .

5- A way if fitted to kill ER ventilation fans .See 1 ^


Not familiar with the race to the bottom build std of a stand alone auto fit and forget extinguishers many production boats leave the yards with tbh .They do sometimes have a ignition interlock cutting the engines .Buts that not enough in my book .Seafire being a typical example.

As far as your “ Halyard “ temp gauges , it too late once these are burning ?.
A better solution is a inlet water pump pressure gauge/ alarm to monitor inlet water pump pressure .
Or , and well as in my boats case metal exhaust through and through getting rid of rubber bits .

Just needs a bit of thought.
You need three things for fire .
1- Heat .
2- combustible material .
3- Oxygen .

All 3 simultaneous remove any one = no fire .

Hope this helps ?

food for thought, thanks

 

[sonofhaylingbillyboat]

Two rescued from burning motor boat off Portsmouth
This is an Aquastar 38 aft cabin with twin diesels.

Its scary to see how quickly the fire takes hold and burns the boat out. I understand that the two people on board stepped onto the lifeboat.

Two rescued from burning motor boat off Portsmouth
This is an Aquastar 38 aft cabin with twin diesels.

Its scary to see how quickly the fire takes hold and burns the boat out. I understand that the two people on board stepped onto the lifeboat.

Page 29 is the Aquastar 'Fast Flow', off Portsmouth.
https://assets.publishing.service.g...Uvg8rV0vIkOtMDUhyqgOw-3sImq_Q9DgjbVnXDR1crl8M

 

[z1ppy]

Strange how they can publish that, particularly when the motorboat that went into the cliffs after allegedly coming out of the hut is still under legal process?

 

[sonofhaylingbillyboat]

Oh - so thats the hut one ....I've heard of it, never seen a pic,impressive.