04-09-2016, 10:38 PM
Good information, thanks for posting. Some more food for thought. Last year while coming off the lake at the Gorge, I came up on a group of harley riders who were doing everything possible to put out a fire someone had set in a cedar tree (by hand throwing dirt on it). I pulled the fire extinguisher out of the boat and one out of my truck (I'm a salesman and travel a lot so always have a great first aid kit and a fire extinguisher in the truck). We ran them up to them, 
to say this, the boat fire extinguisher had so little in it, it was almost worthless on the cedar fire, certainly would be worthless on a boat that had a fire. I replaced it with a brand new one, just like that, then added a second one which is much bigger but isn't a marine one per say (it is rated for fuel fires). I know it's the law, but I'd rather be safe than sorry. Wish I had more room on the boat!
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to say this, the boat fire extinguisher had so little in it, it was almost worthless on the cedar fire, certainly would be worthless on a boat that had a fire. I replaced it with a brand new one, just like that, then added a second one which is much bigger but isn't a marine one per say (it is rated for fuel fires). I know it's the law, but I'd rather be safe than sorry. Wish I had more room on the boat![signature]