Boat blew up at Mead Marina

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Boat explosion injures boaters, game wardens at Lake Mead

LAS VEGAS (FOX5) -- A boat explosion at Lake Mead National Recreation Area sent five people to the hospital on Saturday.

www.fox5vegas.com

 

[jadenchick]

That’s beyond scary.

 

[Mototrig]

Dam. Hope everyone recovers.
This is a fear of mine. I'm always under the hatch smelling for fuel.

 

[Andy B.]

saw it today on a flatbed by the ramp.

 

[DBMX]

I know the guy that owns it and saw this on his instgram today when we got home from the river. Pretty crazy. I hope for the best for the two that were on the boat. (I don't think he is private, so hopefully everyone can see the instagram link).

http://instagr.am/p/CRM-D5zstVX/

 

[Dalton]

a relative of mine told me one time he stopped at a gas station and they put about 50 gallons in one of his fishing rod holders


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[havasuhusker]

I run the blower for a good amount of time before turning the key, but as I see these stories more and more, my pucker factor goes up just a bit right when I do it.

 

[Blackmagic94]

They make gas detector warning devices for startup.

 

[4Waters]

I run the blower for a good amount of time before turning the key, but as I see these stories more and more, my pucker factor goes up just a bit right when I do it.

We turn it on in the get ready area

 

[havasuhusker]

We turn it on in the get ready area

I do as well. One of the 1st things I do after turning on the battery.

 

[Taboma]

a relative of mine told me one time he stopped at a gas station and they put about 50 gallons in one of his fishing rod holders


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Ummm, well yup, my wife made that mistake helping me fuel one day at the Sea World gas docks on Mission Bay. I'd opened the gas filler cap, but four inches away was the rod holder hole, and that's where the nozzle ended up. Fortunately, the reason she had the nozzle duties is because I happened to have opened one of the engine hatches for a look see, and noticed the gas pouring down the inside of the transom. Luckily, only a couple of gallons were pumped before I got her stopped.

What a mess to clean up though. Then after that I had to scrub the bilge several more times with simple green to get the odor out, because we were still smelling it at night in the berth.

 

[oldschool]

They make gas detector warning devices for startup.

I had a fume detector in my last cruiser. If it detected gas fumes it would sound an alarm and light an indicator light. I believe it was a Fireboy/Xintex unit.

 

[hallett21]

Is it not just better to raise the hatch 50% open with the blowers on for 2 mins prior to ignition?

Allows you to smell for fumes as well.


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[Runs2rch]

Is it not just better to raise the hatch 50% open with the blowers on for 2 mins prior to ignition?

Allows you to smell for fumes as well.


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Exactly. Crack the hatch, once over while running the blower. Takes only an extra minute.

 

[BingerFang]

Dam!

 

[OC Mike]

Exactly. Crack the hatch, once over while running the blower. Takes only an extra minute.

I have pondered this for awhile. I used to, Blower, crack hatch, wait a few, fire engine, close hatch.
Not so sure this is good. Being gas is heavier than air, the lower fuel would ignite, throwing a flame out the hatch towards the cockpit
as the open hatch fuels the fire. Not good.
New routine, blower, crack hatch, inspect and sniff, wait a few, close hatch. Start engine.
If there was fuel leak, hopefully cracking the hatch would alert me to it.
If not, at least cracking the hatch would depressurize the bilge alleviating an explosion.
Let the Fire Bouy smother the fire with the hatch closed.

This is how I look at it now.
Maybe I'm wrong....

 

[manxman]

use to rent seadoo's a few years ago. Seadoo sparks have an oil change port in the back side of the ski. Had a renter accidently fill the hull with about 10 gallons of gas at the mission bay fuel dock one day. Could have been real ugly, but luckly the fuel attendant caught it before he started it. That cost the guy some money to drain and air out the ski. I cant believe how stupid some people are!!

 

[Runs2rch]

I have pondered this for awhile. I used to, Blower, crack hatch, wait a few, fire engine, close hatch.
Not so sure this is good. Being gas is heavier than air, the lower fuel would ignite, throwing a flame out the hatch towards the cockpit
as the open hatch fuels the fire. Not good.
New routine, blower, crack hatch, inspect and sniff, wait a few, close hatch. Start engine.
If there was fuel leak, hopefully cracking the hatch would alert me to it.
If not, at least cracking the hatch would depressurize the bilge alleviating an explosion.
Let the Fire Bouy smother the fire with the hatch closed.

This is how I look at it now.
Maybe I'm wrong....

I make sure all of my fuel related components are well maintained. I'm with you though. Functioning blowers should be all you need when fuel is pumped properly.

 

[Racey]

Is it not just better to raise the hatch 50% open with the blowers on for 2 mins prior to ignition?

Allows you to smell for fumes as well.


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100%, I Always fully open the hatch and smell, look, then start.