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From: Stan Gardner (no email)
Date: Thu Dec 04 2003 - 09:35:35 EST
I have a halon extinguisher in the engine room. My boat was recently
surveyed, and i was told that the halon extinguisher would not qualify as a
required extinguisher, but that it was a good idea to have it. The
surveyor also told me I should have it checked (weighed) periodically, so I
assume it's still available.
If it's in an engine room or other confined space it should not kill
you. If properly sized it should displace the air in the space and put out
the fire. Eventually it would leak into the living spaces, but I would not
think it would be concentrated enough to be a health risk. Your mileage
may vary.
Stan
S/V Seabird V
At 09:25 PM 12/3/2003 -0500, Don LePage wrote:
>Halon is illegal but it would have worked real well in that fire. The man
>and woman and dog still would have to get off the boat because when the
>halon dispenses it removes all the oxygen. I have a halon sytem on my
>boat and had it checked and its ready to go.
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>But it could kill me if I don't get out of the cabin.
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>Don LePage
>My CC Web Site
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>Subject: Re: lv-ab: Boat Fire St. Augustine...
>Arn't halon systems still available?
Stan Gardner ~~~_/) ~~~ NPTest, Inc.
Senior Mechanical Engineer 150 Baytech Drive
Tel - 408 586 6532 San Jose, CA
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