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boat welding

2008 Reader Submission
Pending Acceptance

this is an honorable mention--a good friend of mine runs a boat hire business at Jervis Bay on the N.S.W. south coast.(boab boats)the boats are, fortunately, very sturdy all aluminium.they have a central binnacle and an underfloor fuel tank, one was recently returned to the manufacturerfor minor repairs-it had a slight fuel leak in the tank filler and the binnacle required a small welding repair----.the welder decided to do the easy job first and proceeded to weld with obviuos consequences, luckily the resultant explosion threw him clear. the boat looked a little like an inflatable that had been overinflated and was written off, but the welder did survive.

Submitted on 02/09/2008

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Bruce said:
Definitely Keep: Personal Account
Welding a tank full of gas... There's a classic case of stupidity if I ever heard one. Thanks for the story!


James said:
Definitely Keep: Personal Account
We do get a lot of "welding the gas tank" stories, but rarely does it occur on a boat! I will vote to keep this as a PA!


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