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Fire caused by electric heaters

Christian Williams

E381 - Los Angeles
Senior Moderator
Blogs Author
In King Harbor (Los Angeles), a boatowner left three electric space heaters on board and plugged in to shore power. It rained. The resulting fire destroyed the boat on either side, as well.

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mherrcat

Contributing Partner
Oops...

Makes you wonder about the dehumidifiers people leave on their boats, too.

I have a small space heater that I bring down to the boat. Only use it while I'm on the boat; never leave it there when I'm gone and only have it plugged in when I am using it.

After my experience with the exploding shore power cable I am now even leery of leaving the battery charger on when I am not there...
 

Fparry

Member II
My Marina does not allow any power lines to be connected to a dry docked boat. Reason: "you might burn down the boat next to yours."
 
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