CO Alarms

Unknown

you need a CO alarm on board. When the weather gets bad and you close up the topside area with canvas and the engine is running you are suceptible to CO getting in under the canvas and being over come. It happened this weekend here in RI. Make sure3 there is some ventilation getting in but the CO alrm (low level) that alarms at 10 PPM will save lives. I suggest CO Experts Low level Monitor www.coexperts.com.

It is also not a good idea to have your engine running if people are swimming of the back of the boat as CO will trap between the boat and water and when they are hanging onto the stern (back of the boat) they can be overcome.

Mad Dog

you nailed it timmie

we've been using that brand for over 3 years noe they are the best..md

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Mark Hunt

A Google search


of CO related fatalities will reveal a startling number of CO poisonings on boats.

You are correct Timmie. That stuff can get you anywhere!

All the best!

Mark H

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rudy_2

Just so you know, I checked with George Kerr on marine applications for his monitor several months ago and he didn't encourage the use of his monitor on boats - at least in salt water applications. Corrosion on the electronics can be a problem.

Still though, I'd rather have one of his alarms and replace it more often than take a chance with some of the junk available on the market.

As an aside, I went on vacation to the beach recently. A buddy of mine who went with us spent the week diving. Just out of curiosity we put the CO Experts alarm (that I travel with) in a plastic bag and blew it up with air from his tank. Got 7 ppm!!! He had gone down with his tanks filled from a dive shop here in town so we're going to check and see what they use to fill tanks with. I'll bet its a gasoline powered compressor....