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on my old Catalina 25 I had what was fondly called the curtain burner from Seaward. she had a small pin sized leak at the stem connected to the burner. when you pumped her up she would squrit a little alcohol on to the stove top which would catch on fire when I lit the burner. I used a cup of water to put it out and all was well the first couple of times. then one morning the leak had become much worse than I realized and there was a good bit of alcohol on the stove top which lit. I poured the usual cup of water on it and it spread. poured more water on and it spread more and began to float and run over onto the surrounding areas. at this point I used the extinguisher and it will always be my first line of attack from now on! screw the mess, save the boat!
on my old Catalina 25 I had what was fondly called the curtain burner from Seaward. she had a small pin sized leak at the stem connected to the burner. when you pumped her up she would squrit a little alcohol on to the stove top which would catch on fire when I lit the burner. I used a cup of water to put it out and all was well the first couple of times. then one morning the leak had become much worse than I realized and there was a good bit of alcohol on the stove top which lit. I poured the usual cup of water on it and it spread. poured more water on and it spread more and began to float and run over onto the surrounding areas. at this point I used the extinguisher and it will always be my first line of attack from now on! screw the mess, save the boat!
Qibble with question #10
The question states "house battery". Not "starting battery". I presume that the house battery cannot be easily connected to the starter. On my boat it would take removal and reconections to accomplish this feat. Probably not a trick question, but certainly not worded well.
The question states "house battery". Not "starting battery". I presume that the house battery cannot be easily connected to the starter. On my boat it would take removal and reconections to accomplish this feat. Probably not a trick question, but certainly not worded well.
Thanks again Gary
OK, I missed three. The one about the Inland Rules (got the second one OK, thanks for the gimme). The alcohol fire threw me too...I know water will probably put out a small alcohol fire but it might also flush some alcohol off onto something more flammable like seats so I opted for the extinguisher. And the one about causes of major emergencies...well you learn something new every quiz, so... Thanks again, Gary! Keep those quizzes coming. Peter H23 "Raven"
OK, I missed three. The one about the Inland Rules (got the second one OK, thanks for the gimme). The alcohol fire threw me too...I know water will probably put out a small alcohol fire but it might also flush some alcohol off onto something more flammable like seats so I opted for the extinguisher. And the one about causes of major emergencies...well you learn something new every quiz, so... Thanks again, Gary! Keep those quizzes coming. Peter H23 "Raven"
HA HA HA
I ONLY missed two!!! Nanner,nanner!!!! And I thought I would check in here to complain. Isn't that what this thread is for? Seriously Gary, good job. How about setting these up on a regular schedule, like once a week? P.S. And I'm with everybody else here. Missed the alcohol fire question. But I think the 'gotcha' part of the quiz is 'according to'.
I ONLY missed two!!! Nanner,nanner!!!! And I thought I would check in here to complain. Isn't that what this thread is for? Seriously Gary, good job. How about setting these up on a regular schedule, like once a week? P.S. And I'm with everybody else here. Missed the alcohol fire question. But I think the 'gotcha' part of the quiz is 'according to'.
Except :House Battery and Alcohol fire..
They were little bit tricky,but the rest so good and useful.Thanks..
They were little bit tricky,but the rest so good and useful.Thanks..
Final results
Final results for the quick quiz ending December 5, 2004: How many questions did you answer correctly in this week's skills quiz? 32% 6-7 32% 4-5 18% 8-10 18% 1-3 1,527 owners responding
Final results for the quick quiz ending December 5, 2004: How many questions did you answer correctly in this week's skills quiz? 32% 6-7 32% 4-5 18% 8-10 18% 1-3 1,527 owners responding
Perfect scores
The following owners got 10 of 10, entered their names, and posted from unduplicated IP addresses. (That means there were almost certainly more than this, but there are all we can verify.) Skip McCullough - Oday Jeff - Macgregor Larry Jones - SailboatOwners.com Carl Wehe - Hunter John Estes - Catalina Mike - Hunter Alan Orr- Hunter Steve D'Esopo - SailboatOwners.com Michael McCann - Catalina Eric R. Schleif - SailboatOwners.com Steve Abbey - SailboatOwners.com Bob Todd - Oday Paul Mieszczenski- Oday Dave Mason - Hunter David Fitzpatrick - Hunter Clayton Hintz - Hunter Mark Galbraith- Macgregor
The following owners got 10 of 10, entered their names, and posted from unduplicated IP addresses. (That means there were almost certainly more than this, but there are all we can verify.) Skip McCullough - Oday Jeff - Macgregor Larry Jones - SailboatOwners.com Carl Wehe - Hunter John Estes - Catalina Mike - Hunter Alan Orr- Hunter Steve D'Esopo - SailboatOwners.com Michael McCann - Catalina Eric R. Schleif - SailboatOwners.com Steve Abbey - SailboatOwners.com Bob Todd - Oday Paul Mieszczenski- Oday Dave Mason - Hunter David Fitzpatrick - Hunter Clayton Hintz - Hunter Mark Galbraith- Macgregor
Alchol fires
While it may not produce as much heat as other fuels and at a higher cost, I have always been satisfied with the overall result and the apparent degree of safety. My '78 C30 came with a two burner pressurized alcohol stove with starting and regulating characteristics that worried me. I switched to a two burner Origo non-pressurized stove and left all the worries behind me. In principal, the Origo operates in much the same manner as a can of sterno; slide open the cover, apply a match. Adjust the flame as needed. When finished, slide back the cover. Refilling is a snap. The amount of alcohol is always less than a pint and is soaked into absorbant material inside the tank so that very little can flow free if the tank is accidentally inverted. This contrasts to a pressurized system which can empty a tank by spraying or squirting its contents through a very small hole. My understanding of the combustion properties of denatured alcohol are such that diluting it with an equal amount of water will render it non-combustable in ordinary circumstances. As an example, consider the type of rum used in to flambe'. 180 proof rum (90% alcohol, 10% water) will burn. 80 proof rum (40% alcohol, 60% water) will not. Everything I've ever read on the subject advised extinguishing burning alcohol with water or smothering it with a blanket or pillow.
While it may not produce as much heat as other fuels and at a higher cost, I have always been satisfied with the overall result and the apparent degree of safety. My '78 C30 came with a two burner pressurized alcohol stove with starting and regulating characteristics that worried me. I switched to a two burner Origo non-pressurized stove and left all the worries behind me. In principal, the Origo operates in much the same manner as a can of sterno; slide open the cover, apply a match. Adjust the flame as needed. When finished, slide back the cover. Refilling is a snap. The amount of alcohol is always less than a pint and is soaked into absorbant material inside the tank so that very little can flow free if the tank is accidentally inverted. This contrasts to a pressurized system which can empty a tank by spraying or squirting its contents through a very small hole. My understanding of the combustion properties of denatured alcohol are such that diluting it with an equal amount of water will render it non-combustable in ordinary circumstances. As an example, consider the type of rum used in to flambe'. 180 proof rum (90% alcohol, 10% water) will burn. 80 proof rum (40% alcohol, 60% water) will not. Everything I've ever read on the subject advised extinguishing burning alcohol with water or smothering it with a blanket or pillow.
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