I was never a big fan of that smell. Nothing better for a queasy 10-year old than to be directed by Dad to get something from down below in lumpy Lake Erie waves, and being greeted by that stale air / alcohol smell in the cabin. Nearly five decades later, and I remember it like it was yesterday.
From: CnC-List <cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com> On Behalf Of Della Barba, Joe via CnC-List Sent: Monday, July 13, 2020 7:58 AM To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com Cc: Della Barba, Joe <joe.della.ba...@ssa.gov> Subject: Re: Stus-List Stove 35MK 1 A warning – anyone who still has a pressurized alcohol stove, please do not think “this is safe, water puts it out”. Sure water puts out SMALL alcohol fires. But small isn’t the issue, the problem is when a hose or fitting lets go and the whole tank of alcohol dumps into the cabin. This happened on the Great Ocean Race and the boat burned incredibly fast. It would have been 100% fatal except it happened in view of another couple of boats. They had no chance to get the life raft, it burned too. Essentially the crew ran through a flaming cabin and off the boat. Scroll down to the burning boat photo and you can read all about it: http://www.dellabarba.com/sailing/gor/GOR.html We missed the excitement, we were far enough ahead of them to not see it. Another thing is the smell. I can read a novel while standing on my head in the V-berth and eating spicy meatballs during a hurricane and feel just fine, but alcohol fumes make me very ill. YMMV Joe Della Barba Coquina C&C 35 MK I www.dellabarba.com <http://www.dellabarba.com>
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