[Rhodes22-list] List Topics. LAZARETTE

[Mark Kaynor]

Oh yeah, on another note - when I was searching for that FL site, I found
another that said the following:

"Over 1,000 people die in boating accidents every year. Nine out of ten of
them drown. About half those deaths involve alcohol. It's a fact, too, that
50 percent of men who drown have their fly unzipped!"

So, if you're going to drink and sail, and you're a guy, you should probably
make sure you keep your fly zipped if you don't want to drown <g>.

Mark



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It'd probably do all of us good to periodically review this web site from
the state of Florida -
http://sjr.state.fl.us/programs/outreach/pubs/irl_guide/boatregs.html

It seems like they've condensed a lot of Coast Guard and other safety
regulations into a pretty concise format. There's a lot of good, general,
and pretty easy to understand safety information here.

R.e the "fuel in the lazarette" issue - note the "Fueling" section about 2/3
of the way down -

"Gasoline vapors, which are heavier than air, can be more explosive than
dynamite. If vapors settle in the bilge and are not vented properly, your
boat could explode."
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and

"You can keep yourself and your passengers safe by: Never storing portable
gas tanks in an interior compartment"

The same should be kept in mind for propane.



Mark



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I'll echo those comments.  I use a relatively flat container that fits under
one of the benches/seats held in place with velcro.  CT    -------Original
Message-------   From: The Rhodes 22 mail list Date: Friday, December 05,
2003 05:57:35 PM To: The Rhodes 22 mail list Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list]
List Topics. LAZARETTE   Rummy -   If you are even half way serious about
this, you might want to check something.   In some (perhaps all) R22s, the
lazarette is  not sealed off from the cabin - there are/were  some passages
that let water in the lazarette  get to the bilge.   If gas vapor can travel
thru them...   /Bob Skinner
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