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"I understand that it may encourage a little bit of gas fumes but hardly enough to cause an explosion, "
Experience over time has proven that your assumption is incorrect.
The proper procedure includes not only turning off blowers, but ALL electric, then sealing all doors/hatches.
Post fueling, you stick your Mark One fume detector ( your nose ) in the closed passages and sniff for fumes.
This seems extreme. But there is a reason why "old boaters" ( aka: survivors ) do it, and why it is enshrined in law. Failure to do this simple procedure has demonstrated that boats can, and do make a big ugly mess injuring people and damaging property )( of everyone and everything nearby.
I always try to remember that "experienced" actually means "I have experienced this and survived". Not listening to those who are "experienced" is always an option, but rarely a good choice.
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There are many resources on the internet. Here is a link to one:
https://www.uscgboating.org/images/420.PDF
See page 67
Experience over time has proven that your assumption is incorrect.
The proper procedure includes not only turning off blowers, but ALL electric, then sealing all doors/hatches.
Post fueling, you stick your Mark One fume detector ( your nose ) in the closed passages and sniff for fumes.
This seems extreme. But there is a reason why "old boaters" ( aka: survivors ) do it, and why it is enshrined in law. Failure to do this simple procedure has demonstrated that boats can, and do make a big ugly mess injuring people and damaging property )( of everyone and everything nearby.
I always try to remember that "experienced" actually means "I have experienced this and survived". Not listening to those who are "experienced" is always an option, but rarely a good choice.
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There are many resources on the internet. Here is a link to one:
https://www.uscgboating.org/images/420.PDF
See page 67