[Rhodes22-list] List Topics. LAZARETTE

[Steve]

You the man, Mark.....  That away, keep up safe, alive
& drunk:-) Oh &  ziped up:-)
Steve

--- Mark Kaynor <mark at kaynor.org> wrote:
> 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
> 
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: rhodes22-list-bounces at rhodes22.org
> [mailto:rhodes22-list-bounces at rhodes22.org]On Behalf
> Of Mark Kaynor
> Sent: Friday, December 05, 2003 7:54 PM
> To: The Rhodes 22 mail list
> Subject: RE: [Rhodes22-list] List Topics. LAZARETTE
> 
> 
> 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."
> e
> 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
> 
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: rhodes22-list-bounces at rhodes22.org
> [mailto:rhodes22-list-bounces at rhodes22.org]On Behalf
> Of CT
> Sent: Friday, December 05, 2003 6:16 PM
> To: rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org
> Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] List Topics. LAZARETTE
> 
> 
> 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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