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Old 07-27-2005, 10:02 AM   #4
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Originally Posted by Woodsy
{snip} I could have sworn that boat had a fire suppresion system. I think they should be mandatory on all boats!
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I'd be very surprised if it didn't have one. The question is did it trigger and if so, when ? I wonder how effective these things are (there's one under my engine hatch) once a gas & fiberglass fire gets going. I believe they're heat triggered and if you've got a fuel pump sending gas into the fire it might getting good and roaring before the extinguisher can help ? It does make one think about installing a fire port. Perhaps sending more "stuff" into the comparment might have helped.
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