Boat Explosion in OC

OceanBlue · 08-13-2007, 08:10 AM

http://www.katu.com/news/9102361.html

Scary stuff!

Glad everyone made it out alive. Could have been WAY worse...

IDWITHELD · 08-13-2007, 03:35 PM

Holy smokes. Bunch of lucky folks. I bet the guy sitting on the motor really got the hot seat when it blew.

reelbigfish72 · 08-15-2007, 05:36 PM

a good reminder to run your blower, i think...

OceanBlue · 08-16-2007, 07:07 AM

Dunno if anyone will ever know (except the skipper) whether the blower was running, but I had the same thought. Regardless of whether that was the case in this situation, always always always run that blower - and run it more than just a few seconds. I've heard of more than a few "accidents" resulting from lack or improper use of blowers.