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Old 04-02-2008, 12:17 PM   #8
Loren Schweizer
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Join Date: Apr 2004
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Pascal
"Yachts don't burn like this normally. Where was the captain of the boat?"

it doesn't take much for a fire to get out of control if it starts in a compartment with no protection. Shore power has to be high on the suspect list or a massive electrcal short outside teh ER.

I agree. All it takes is one loose screw on either the shore cord or at the boat's shore cord receptacle for a leg to get hot enough to burn.
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