Legendary MISS BUDWEISER Burned and Sunk

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Iconic sportfish. Had been to a major tournament in Cuba. A friend was aboard TREE HOUSE, also returning from Cuba, and passed the scene. Nearly three years to the day from when the first TREE HOUSE burned and sank off St. Augustine with my friend aboard.

Here's an article http://www.flkeysnews.com/news/local/article154458599.html and a pic from another site
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Beautiful boat. Owned through Twin Eagles(Group) golf club in Naples,FL?

That's a shame, but I was really expecting to read about a red hydroplane.
 
They break the Red Miss Bud's on a regular basis, don't they? Another boating site has a better picture of the last minutes of this graceful lady. If I can get it on web I'll post that. This going fishing in diesel boats isn't the risk free thing some folk think. "I'm OK it's Diesel" doesn't always hold. I have a neighbor who organized a couple tournaments. His Viking 35 burned and sank off NE FL a few years ago. Ironic name LIT UP. The story was on BoatDiesel. Then TREE HOUSE now BUD. Met a tournament weighmaster who'd been on a gas boat that blew up way offshore. Rescued hypothermic by Navy helo and treated on a carrier. Owner died, was another resident of my neighborhood. Our "Sports Injuries" can be serious.
 
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Originally posted by Sandy

Beautiful boat. Owned through Twin Eagles(Group) golf club in Naples,FL?

That's a shame, but I was really expecting to read about a red hydroplane.

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Yes, the red hydroplane is also what came to my mind. Never heard of this fishing boat.

George
 
Diesel boats burm often because of insufficient raw water flow. The exhaust tubing can burn quickly without cooling. No explosion but a big fire.
 
Dirty or water-starved turbos can burn up too , no?

Many diesel boat have propane stoves and tanks too.
 
sure but after having both gas and diesel only oil burners for me
 
I dont think I've seen propane stoves on anything over 40/45 except maybe older trawlers... it's all electric now, even grills...

That's why alarms are critical on exhausts. It will alert you before coolant gets hot.
 
Circulation alarms on raw water cooling system, exhaust gas temperature gauges/alarms, Working Fire suppression system, automatic close damper doors on air intake vents for machinery space and regular visual/smell inspections of machinery space while underway will all go a long way in preventing machinery space fires
 
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