Quote Originally Posted by zabooda View Post
Price of these boats you would think they would have a hazardous environment interlock as they cannot make the engine compartment intrinsically safe. Boat manufacturers need to wise up.
That would be extremely challenging.

Fuel injection on a boat has been a significant challenge since boat makers started using it.

Carb engines hold zero fuel line pressure when engine is off, EFI holds 40-60psi when off. That is challenge #1.

My theory on this incident was simply a pinhole leak at a fitting or worn fuel line. Underway at speed fuel pressure would be at 60psi spraying a piss stream of raw fuel into the hull until hot exhaust caused a flame.

Perhaps an automatic fire suppression system would have been the solution, especially if it was a halon system.

I believe Supra offers an automatic fire suppression system.


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