Fire System

tsawyer · Post by **tsawyer** » Thu Jun 09, 2011 10:24 pm

I had a guy out to inspect the fire system on my 10 Meter today.

He told me I had a system designed to cover 200 cubic feet and that I really needed one that covers 3x that amount.

He told me to go online to buy it, so it wasn't sales pitch.

In think the system was stock with the boat.

Has anyone run into this?

Shouldn't the stock system be able to handle a below deck engine compartment fire?

prowlersfish · Post by **prowlersfish** » Thu Jun 09, 2011 11:11 pm

I may have been added to the boat ( don't belive they came stock ). who ever bought may have been shoping price unkowing what size they needed

RWS · Post by **RWS** » Fri Jun 10, 2011 5:43 am

I replaced my factory unit with a larger one when doing the refit.

We added electric controls to shut down the engines when it is deployed.

Also added a manual cable at the helm to force it's deployment.

Fire is a big concern for the cause of a total loss for me.

Lots of lightning here as well as the chance of an electrical fire.

The diesels do however provide some serious peace of mind regarding EXPLOSION (different than fire) and carbon monoxide.

RWS

BobCT · Post by **BobCT** » Fri Jun 10, 2011 8:58 am

Do you have the Xintex Halon unit mounted on the engine room bulkhead? They were standard on the Internationals, they're even listed in the brochures.

I never thought about the volume, maybe I'll give Xintex a call. They told me the way to "check" these units is to weigh them on a post office scale. They have to be within a couple of ounces... I think it's printed on the side. Mine was within the spec when I weighed it last year.

I wouldn't get rid of it, it's probably fine. Maybe add another one to have some redundancy and make up for the volume issue if it really is undersized.

Bob

tsawyer · Post by **tsawyer** » Fri Jun 10, 2011 9:35 am

Yes it is mounted right next the battery charger on the bulkhead.
The parts all date back to 1987.

The guy weighed it and it was fine. He just thinks it is too small.

rbcool · Post by **rbcool** » Fri Jun 10, 2011 6:22 pm

There are onyl a couple of things in this world I'm afraid of........... fire is one. I'd go bigger. One of my fav sayings........ "Piece of mind.... Priceless!"

Ron

tsawyer · Post by **tsawyer** » Fri Jun 10, 2011 8:18 pm

In hear ya. fire, close lightning and my wife's credit card bill all scare me.