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antrob

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Fire On Bavaria 44 2004
« on: March 04 2018, 10:39 »
Not sure where best to post this, however just wanted to let people know. Last Year while at anchor in a bay our Quick shore power battery charger (I think original fitting) caught fire at 3am.  Fire started inside the unit.  This was our first outing in the boat - needless to say fitting of smoke detectors was raised immediately up the priority list.  I am surprised these aren't fitted as standard.

tckearney

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Re: Fire On Bavaria 44 2004
« Reply #1 on: March 04 2018, 11:20 »
I also wondered why these aren't fitted.  In my last boat (an old Verl 900)  I had one with a piece of coax stripped back a couple of inches one end, wired across the smoke alarm test button and into the bilge.  This then also acted as a bilge alarm

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Re: Fire On Bavaria 44 2004
« Reply #2 on: March 04 2018, 17:07 »
Agree!!! Smoke, Co2 and gas alarms should be standard on boats.

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Re: Fire On Bavaria 44 2004
« Reply #3 on: March 04 2018, 17:34 »
I'll bet it was your spellchecker Ant wot dunnit, but I'd leave the 2 out and go for CO (carbon monoxide) alarm !!

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Re: Fire On Bavaria 44 2004
« Reply #4 on: March 04 2018, 17:47 »
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