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Fireboy engine shut off install question

Posted By: Dug
Date: Tuesday, 11 April 2006, at 5:28 p.m.

I have always had two automatic fire extinquishers in my engine compartments. When I bought the boat years ago, I bought the extinquishers. They are Fireboy refillable units, and I believe they should be there.

When I repowered with diesel engines I found out I needed to buy a emergency shut off that would kill the engines in the event of a discharge, either accidental or otherwise. This was to prevent the diesel engine from ingesting the extinguishing agent and killing the engine forever.

I have not been able to find anyone willing to install this control, as no one wants the liability for a failure, with a burned up engine as a result.

Thus I will be entering my third season without extinguishers, and I don't like it.

Has anyone found a solution to this? I am wondering, as I see risk on both sides. If I use the extinguisher, I am vulnerable to killing an engine in the event of an accidental discharge. If I don't put in the controller.

If I run without the extinguishers, well, that is not a great option either.

Any ideas?

Thanks,

Dug

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Fireboy engine shut off install question
Dug -- Tuesday, 11 April 2006, at 5:28 p.m.

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Vic Roy -- Tuesday, 11 April 2006, at 6:05 p.m.

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Chiles -- Tuesday, 11 April 2006, at 8:05 p.m.

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Vic Roy -- Tuesday, 11 April 2006, at 8:34 p.m.

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andre fourrier - Louisiana -- Tuesday, 11 April 2006, at 9:30 p.m.

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Wayne -- Wednesday, 12 April 2006, at 1:21 a.m.

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bruce -- Wednesday, 12 April 2006, at 5:20 a.m.

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Dug -- Wednesday, 12 April 2006, at 8:58 a.m.

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Rawleigh -- Wednesday, 12 April 2006, at 9:27 a.m.

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Capt. Dave Kosh -- Wednesday, 12 April 2006, at 9:42 a.m.

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Mikey -- Sunday, 16 April 2006, at 3:40 p.m.

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bruce -- Monday, 17 April 2006, at 7:15 a.m.