The Patron & Yacht Fire's

Hi,

I would try the Miami Beach Fire Department for that one for a start.

I just put a call to one of Miami Beach's finest. As soon as he calls me back, I'll post how many fires there have been.

Hi,

Would that be your Son or Son in Law?

Patron burned back in January. Did it burn again? Is it even still there?
You can also check with the local Coast Guard District office.

I do not know if it has anything to do with the fires, but every time I have been in the Miami Beach Marina, the shore power voltages where very low. Low voltage causes higher current draws and then I would pop the breakers continuously. I would go ask the dock attendants if there was anything they could do and then they would go on about how the owner will not spend money on up keep and how bad it all is.

Hi,

The long and short answer to this is NO. I would also hazard to venture that the FAA might have no input or control of crashes of non US Manufactured equipment if the prang didn't happen on US Territory.

I have also melted a shorepower cord at Miami Beach Marina, but don't remember what the voltage was. It does sound like there are A LOT of fires at that one marina......I know of 3 or 4. It seems awefully suspect. Low voltage can be from not large enough wiring and it could cause brownouts, low voltage and fires........

I would expect that the insurance industry would be a good place to look for that info. They keep stats on just about everything if you can find a way to them.

While not official, it seems that there were two fires at Miami Beach Marina. There was no talks on the fire trucks about a recent boat catching fire there.

Last Years

Patron is resting hard, toasted and lonely at the end of the navigable river up by MIA. She (he) may see her (his) last sunshine there. It appears to be a "field of dreams" yard where none of the inhabitants will ever sip of the sea again.

I usually have about 1 boat a year that will melt the shorepower end. This usually happens if you draw too much voltage from a 50amp cord.

An 80' Lazzara caught fire at Miami Beach Marina a long while ago before Patron. I remember the story where the fire department had to cut the side of the boat open to save the people stuck in the staterooms.

Hi,

For someone who professes to do a lot of his own maintenance I sure hope that what you wrote there is a typo and not actually how you think electrical systems work.

Woooops, momentary lapse of reason. I meant to say if you draw too many amps for the shorepower cord, which many yachts are capable of doing if you run too many things.

A 50 amp cord should be able to pull 50 amp without burning up. The problem is when reckless crew/captains/owners don't follow proper procedure and cause damage over time which results in higher resistance

Well yes and no. a 50amp cord should be able to pull 50 amps AT 240 volts. Some marina's I've been to hover around 206 volts which puts more strain on the shorepower cord and your equipment ends up pulling more amperage than it would at 240 volts. I have seen a lot of yachts that can and sometimes do pull 60+ amps off of a 50amp cord when they're running the stove, washer/dryer etc....... in addition to the normal things. This will usually result in a burned cord

Heard on the news this evening that a 57' M/Y burned down your way while beng transported. Engine room fire. Not much more said. Any detail down there?