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Originally Posted by ishoot308
I had my boat done yesterday in Center Harbor and one of the recommendations made by the Power Squadron was to have second fire extinguisher. He said because of the size of my boat (24') a second extinguisher would be helpful in an emergency. He asked me if I knew how long one fire extinguisher would last and I honestly had no idea. He then said 7 seconds!!... I knew it wouldn't run long but had no idea it was that short! Needless to say a 2nd fire extinguisher was purchased and is now in my boat!
By the way, I wanted to make a donation to the power squadron for their time and effort and he would not accept it.
Thank you Power Squadron for the wonderful service you offer to the entire boating community!!
Dan
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Regarding fire extinguishers, one of the things the PS noted during many inspections is that the chemicals become compacted. If you shake your extinguisher, you should feel the chemicals sloshing around. If not, a few hits to the base of the extinguisher (against a wooden piling, etc) should free it up, otherwise all you will be spraying is propellant and no flame killing material.