Boat fire

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Jerry
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Boat fire

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I know this is not a Trojan, but it sure is scary.
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Post by larryeddington »

as usual burns right down to the water. lucky they got out, I hope up wind of it as well.
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Ouch - Watched one burn to the waterline on the Mississippi River once. Nothing could be done once it really got rolling.

Be safe - keep plenty of fire extinguishers on board. I have a least 5, even though I run diesels! ;-)
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Post by alexander38 »

that one ended up sinking right there. it was a 50ish Carver.
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