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  1. #1

    CO2 Fire Extinguisher

    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.
    CO2.jpg
    Robert
    MANCHIONEAL
    1973 43DC #365
    Mattox Creek, VA

  2. #2

    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

  3. #3

    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

  4. #4

    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

  5. #5

    Re: CO2 Fire Extinguisher

    Quote Originally Posted by Photolomy View Post
    Mine makes my passengers feel safer. I don't know if it works though.
    Maybe I should go with a fresh coat of red paint.

    I like the idea of getting rid of it and putting in a Fireboy. I can get a ton of box wine in that space.
    Robert
    MANCHIONEAL
    1973 43DC #365
    Mattox Creek, VA

  6. #6

    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

  7. #7

    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

  8. #8

    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.

  9. #9

    Re: CO2 Fire Extinguisher

    CO2 fixed systems hydro is every 5 years.

  10. #10

    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.

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