"Jeff Morris" wrote in message
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"Donal" wrote in message
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That means
hatches were probably dogged.

Hatches are always sealed when a sailing boat is underway.


Wow, your crew must suffer on a hot day.

On a hot day, the crew are either in the cockpit or sleeping.


There are lots of boats, and lots of
situations where its desirable and permissible to make way with a hatch
open. I
would say that 90% of the time we have a saloon hatch open underway,
weather
permitting. Three of our hatches (2 in the galley, one in the head) have
been
cracked open for all but a few hours in the last 5 years.

Where do you sail? ...in a river?


IIRC, the Tartan 37 has a hatch just forward of the companionway that
could be
left open in moderate conditions.

I wonder how you define "moderate" conditions????

BTW, I've been on a Tartan 37, and I wouldn't sail it with any hatches open
unless I was going up a canal, or a river.


Regards


Donal
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"Horvath" wrote in message
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On Thu, 17 Jun 2004 18:53:45 -0400, "Jeff Morris"
wrote this crap:


I keep my hatches open so my beer don't get too warm.

I keep plenty of beer in the fridge. You should try it!!



Regards


Donal
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"Bobsprit" wrote in message
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ok, let's assume you closed the hatch. Now what?

Time to inflate the raft, get your vest on, call for help on the handheld,

Handheld????? Bwahahahahahaaaaaaa!

Would you care to tell us what the range of your handheld is?





Regards


Donal
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"Bobsprit" wrote in message
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It may just work....but I'd be looking real hard for another way out.
Even to the point or partially sinking the boat to get water above the
sole to toss on the fire, remembering that you are alone, stupid
enough to only have one fire extinguisher, no fire blanket, no bucket,
no dinghy or raft, and have left a fuel fire un attended.


I like the idea of partially sinking the boat. The "stupid" elements were
part
of the question, which obviously dazzled poor Donal.

Bob, unlike you, I have actually experienced a fire on board.

You are giving out very dangerous advice.

Your comment about using a handheld VHF summed it all up perfectly. You
have no idea at all about how a fire will behave on a boat -- just as you
have no idea about the usefulness of a handheld.



Regards


Donal
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"Bobsprit" wrote in message
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Sealing up the companionway may limit oxygen
levels enough to snuff the fire.

That is the most stupid thing that I have ever read.

You might want to read up a bit. Closing a door to snuff a fire on a small
boat
can work.

Most of the ng boats are about 30 feet long. If you are unlucky enough to
have a fire, then you only have a few seconds to decide if you can
extinguish it, - or if you need to evacuate the boat. Unless you have a
boat like a Dehler (with its lifting washboards) you would be better off
concentrating your efforts on launching the liferaft.


I've read about it several times. Even in a home, fire safety PSA's
say to "close the door" if you can't fight the fire effectivley.

Idiot! Closing the door in your home doesn't take any time!



So...you're wrong again, Donal.

No.



Regards


Donal
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don't most cruising boats have vents. I have 2 cowl vents.

SV


"Jeff Morris" wrote in message
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"Donal" wrote in message
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That means
hatches were probably dogged.

Hatches are always sealed when a sailing boat is underway.


Wow, your crew must suffer on a hot day. There are lots of boats, and
lots of
situations where its desirable and permissible to make way with a hatch
open. I
would say that 90% of the time we have a saloon hatch open underway,
weather
permitting. Three of our hatches (2 in the galley, one in the head) have
been
cracked open for all but a few hours in the last 5 years.

IIRC, the Tartan 37 has a hatch just forward of the companionway that
could be
left open in moderate conditions.

On Fri, 18 Jun 2004 22:23:23 +0100, "Donal"
wrote this crap:

Wow, your crew must suffer on a hot day.

On a hot day, the crew are either in the cockpit or sleeping.

You meaned, "passed out."





Pathetic Earthlings! No one can save you now!

didn't he say he was out of radio range? Or was that the *other* movie
plot?

SV

"Donal" wrote in message
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"Bobsprit" wrote in message
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ok, let's assume you closed the hatch. Now what?

Time to inflate the raft, get your vest on, call for help on the
handheld,

Handheld????? Bwahahahahahaaaaaaa!

Would you care to tell us what the range of your handheld is?





Regards


Donal
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"Donal" wrote in message
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"Bobsprit" wrote in message
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ok, let's assume you closed the hatch. Now what?

Time to inflate the raft, get your vest on, call for help on the
handheld,

Handheld????? Bwahahahahahaaaaaaa!

Would you care to tell us what the range of your handheld is?

bob has the absolute best, most powerful, most expensive handheld ever made.

"Flying Tadpole" wrote

Way way back in our training, we were taught to put out fat fires
in fish & chip shops with an asbestos blanket (just smothered)
as this gave the shop owner some chance of recovering some of the
fat (this is soooo long ago that such places weren't required to
have fire blankets...). If one used the alternative of dry
powder, the powder would ruin the remaining fat, wheras all the
asbestos blanket did was give customers over the next 6 months
asbestosis in their future life.


Bah! A little asbestos never hurt nobody. the pillows in our guest room are
stuffed with it.

Scotty