http://abclocal.go.com/wtvd/story?se...cal&id=7884705

I'm on another list with a person who lives at this marina, he's OK.

Fire got to within 4 boats of my friend.

Shorepower connection defect is suspected as cause of fire.

Just another example of how destructive electrical equipment can be.

Lew

Lew Hodgett wrote:
http://abclocal.go.com/wtvd/story?se...cal&id=7884705

I'm on another list with a person who lives at this marina, he's OK.

Fire got to within 4 boats of my friend.

Shorepower connection defect is suspected as cause of fire.

Just another example of how destructive electrical equipment can be.

Yep.

A few years ago, a couple of Maine teen-agers broke into the boat shed at a
marina in the dark of night. Their plan was to steal some radios from the
moored boats.

Half-way through their escapade, they noticed the video cameras. Nothing for
it but to burn down the whole building!

Of course the recording device was up the hill at the marina's office. It
took the local cops about two minutes to identify the culprits. The 17-year
old was sentenced to five years probation (after restitution).

The Secret Service got involved with the 16-year old. Seems as if one of the
boats damaged by the fire belonged to George H.W. Bush. The younger
miscreant was found to be a delinquent after having been charged with an act
of terrorism.

He's incarcerated at the only maximum security juvenile center (somewhere in
Pennsylvania) until he's twenty-one and has to reckon with a few hundred
drunken Indians.

Oh well.

"HeyBub" wrote in message
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Lew Hodgett wrote:
http://abclocal.go.com/wtvd/story?se...cal&id=7884705

I'm on another list with a person who lives at this marina, he's OK.

Fire got to within 4 boats of my friend.

Shorepower connection defect is suspected as cause of fire.

Just another example of how destructive electrical equipment can be.

Yep.

A few years ago, a couple of Maine teen-agers broke into the boat shed at
a marina in the dark of night. Their plan was to steal some radios from
the moored boats.

Half-way through their escapade, they noticed the video cameras. Nothing
for it but to burn down the whole building!

Of course the recording device was up the hill at the marina's office. It
took the local cops about two minutes to identify the culprits. The
17-year old was sentenced to five years probation (after restitution).

The Secret Service got involved with the 16-year old. Seems as if one of
the boats damaged by the fire belonged to George H.W. Bush. The younger
miscreant was found to be a delinquent after having been charged with an
act of terrorism.

He's incarcerated at the only maximum security juvenile center (somewhere
in Pennsylvania) until he's twenty-one and has to reckon with a few
hundred drunken Indians.

Oh well.


See...there is always a use for drunken Indians

"Lew Hodgett" wrote

Shorepower connection defect is suspected as cause of fire.

Just another example of how destructive electrical equipment can be.

Perhaps the electric was part of the cause, but I'll bet someone had a
propane fueled heater aboard the first one to go up, as there were reports
of explosions.

You gotta use CNG, or the fuel vapors gather in the hull and then all that
is needed is an electrical spark of other source of ignition.
--
Jim in NC