Bart Senior wrote:
In the USA, does a sailboat, 30.5 feet in length, without mechanical
propulsion require fire extinguishers?


IIRC it doesn't matter once a boat's LOA is over 26 feet. You must have
at least one type A-B fire extinguisher. There's also a size requirement
for the extinguisher itself (something like 2 5# or 1 10#) but I forget.

Relying on the mandated minimum is not a good idea... We have five fire
extinguishers on board, rated A-B-C. One by each exit, one installed in
the engine room, and one handy to the helm station. I just replaced two
of them a few weeks ago.

It's also a bad idea to rely on a fire extinguisher mounted close to a
potential fire hazard... it might be engulfed in flames when you need
it, you may not be able to reach it! But no boat can continue burning
once the waterline reaches 1" higher than the deck...

Regards
Doug King