Re: OPINIONS REQUESTED: Co2 Fire System Inspection / Re-certification
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Originally Posted by
MikeP
The previous owner of our 53 told me that he twice had the system activated by visiting grandchildren pulling the manual handle. From that point on, whenever his grandchildren came aboard, he unscrewed the head and pulled the valve partially out so the firing pin could not hit the bottle release. He screwed it back in when they left.
He said that when the bottle fired, it sounded like a jet plane was landing ON the boat. ;)
Grandkids... brings back memories. I used to cover the manual release handle with a home made piece of plastic that I screwed over the handle fixture when the youngest was aboard. Another time one grand kid unscrewed the pump handle on a manual head and the piston fell back into the cylinder requiring a disassembly. The second time he did it that day, he had to "help" fix it. Then there was the time he activated the autopilot while in the slip and I could not steer the boat (single screw) as I backed out. :eek: Good old days!
Bobk
Re: OPINIONS REQUESTED: Co2 Fire System Inspection / Re-certification
I ve been looking at this since my CO2 system needs to be certified and likely to fail due to rust. I also have to question the integrity of almost 50 year old plumbing
On the 53MY we re lucky to have two engine rooms and a separate genny room so it seems to me that having a single all or nothing system isn't the best setup. I ve just ordered three fireboys with three shut down modules. A little more $ than the single CO2 system but no plumbing and if a fire starts in one ER it won't kill the other engine... or a problem in the the genny room won't shut down the engines possibly at the wrong time
Re: OPINIONS REQUESTED: Co2 Fire System Inspection / Re-certification
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Originally Posted by
Pascal
I ve been looking at this since my CO2 system needs to be certified and likely to fail due to rust. I also have to question the integrity of almost 50 year old plumbing
On the 53MY we re lucky to have two engine rooms and a separate genny room so it seems to me that having a single all or nothing system isn't the best setup. I ve just ordered three fireboys with three shut down modules. A little more $ than the single CO2 system but no plumbing and if a fire starts in one ER it won't kill the other engine... or a problem in the the genny room won't shut down the engines possibly at the wrong time
And when it comes time for service you will not need a team to help you get the cylinders off the boat.