I'm jealously eying all this potentially usable space. Would I be foolish to get rid of this system? It was last certified in 1995.
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06-22-2020 12:47 PM #1
CO2 Fire Extinguisher
Robert
MANCHIONEAL
1973 43DC #365
Mattox Creek, VA
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Re: CO2 Fire Extinguisher
Get rid of it and put a new Fireboy in each machinery space. Maybe cheaper that trying to recertify the old system.
Pascal
Miami, FL
1970 53 MY #325 Cummins 6CTAs
2014 26' gaff rigged sloop
2007 Sandbarhopper 13
12' Westphal Cat boat
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06-22-2020 01:13 PM #3Senior Member
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Re: CO2 Fire Extinguisher
I'm not a marine biologist, but I wonder if that small co2 tank would even be of much use in the large engine room.
FTFD... i drive a slow 1968 41c381
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06-22-2020 03:20 PM #4Senior Member
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Re: CO2 Fire Extinguisher
Mine makes my passengers feel safer. I don't know if it works though.
Prometheus
1978 53' MY Hull #529
Viera, FL
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06-22-2020 04:47 PM #5
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Re: CO2 Fire Extinguisher
If this hasn’t been inspected all this years who knows if it even works. No sure about CO systems but fire extinguishers (fixed or portable) need be hydro tested every day 5 years I believe.
Pascal
Miami, FL
1970 53 MY #325 Cummins 6CTAs
2014 26' gaff rigged sloop
2007 Sandbarhopper 13
12' Westphal Cat boat
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06-22-2020 05:50 PM #7Senior Member
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Re: CO2 Fire Extinguisher
Actually, mine was filled and tested in 2011, which is quite recent with these boats.
Prometheus
1978 53' MY Hull #529
Viera, FL
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Re: CO2 Fire Extinguisher
Pascal, hydro test is 10 years. I talk to these Coast Guard auxiliary guys every so often and I ask them what they do about fire extinguishers when they inspect boats and most of them say if the gauge is green that they are ok, most of them don’t even know about the hydro test requirement. On surveys I site any disposable fire exting. Over 10 years Old for replacement as it is cheaper to replace them than it is to hydro test.
Mahalo V
1974 53 Motoryacht
Hull Number 406
San Diego, Ca. Ready 32 Nordic Tug, Brunswick Ga.
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Re: CO2 Fire Extinguisher
CO2 fixed systems hydro is every 5 years.
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Re: CO2 Fire Extinguisher
Look at US Coast Guard regulation 46 CFR 147.65 CO2 fixed systems must be inspected every 12 years . If they have been discharged and more than 5 years has elapsed since the last test it must be retested before recharging
Mahalo V
1974 53 Motoryacht
Hull Number 406
San Diego, Ca. Ready 32 Nordic Tug, Brunswick Ga.