Xplicitlnck
Well-Known Member
So there's more to the story of me selling my boat. I'll start by saying simply turn your blowers on and leave them on until 5-10 minutes after you shut the motors down. Now this would not have prevented my accident but could prevent the damages from happening to you or your loved ones.
Back to the story of why I'm selling my boat. (This did not happen on my boat). I'm selling my boat because I'm terrified of it or I should rephrase that to im terrified of gas boats. I won't get on one until a few minutes after the engine are running. Now that's kinda hard to do when your the owner and captain of your own vessel.
So back in July I was working on a friend's boat on blocks in his driveway. He had recently took a deposit on it and he wanted me to come and "dewinterize" it. Basically hook up the muffs and make sure it runs. Long and a short it started ran for 5min then shut down on its own. I did some simple troubleshooting and came down to bad gas. (Boats been sitting for a few years) he went out and got a few gallons of fresh gas out it in and no go. So I moved on to clean and power wash and do little cosmetic things here and there. He called his buddy up to try to get it started. Basic things like a little either here pay with some wires there I don't really know I wasn't paying attention. So now the fun starts. I get this really strong gas smell. So overwhelming that I had to walk away holding my breath. When I turned around to walk away I see this guy laying on his stomach head in the bilge with a screw driver stuck in the plug boot holding it next to the spark plug head. I hear the words "go for it" before I can get the words out of my mouth I hear the pre alarm beep and at that second I covered my face with my arms. Next thing I knew I was on the pavement 10ft away from the boat rolling to put myself out. Then continued to run 50 yards into a swimming pool. Didn't know if I was still on fire at that point but didn't care i seen water and went for it. I sat next to the pool with a garden hose of cold water for 15 min till the ambulance got there fast frwd to about an hour later. So waiting for my covid test to come back so they can get me into the hospital. No pain management at all. Fast Frwd another 2 hours test came back and morphine. Worst 3 hours of my life. Pain i have never felt or wish apon my worst enemy. Bad timing to get the morphine. Fast frwd 2 hours. MY FIRST CLEANING.... now the morphine has warn of and there scrubbing my legs with what looked like scotch bright. And pealing and picking my skin or what was my skin off my body. In and out of consciousness screaming crying I made such I tight fist I cut my own palm with my finger nails. . I had to go through that twice a day for the next 5 days. Then the pain starts to subside little by little. Then I just wanted to go home and see my kids. (No visits during covid) so my amazing wife had to get tested then come in and learn how to clean wrap and care for my burns before they would release me. And she did like a champ. So I went home. Rewind to day 2 of hospital stay. I get a call that the other guy didn't make it...... that was tough to hear. Mostly because that parts not true. Sorry had to add a twist with a little .. would you call that humor? Anyway day 2 the other guy that was involved in the accident walked into my hospital room 10x worse then me but all mostly on his legs and feet. I was confused because the explosion was in the bilge where his upper body was hanging. I brushed it off didn't really care all to much since what had happened was a stupid decision with the amount of fumes I smelt . He had to smell them to. Fast frwd a week post boom. I found out that entire cabin of the boat was destroyed not by fire but by percusion . The fumes got into the cabin and blew it apart. It was a 23ft boat the guy was laying on his stomach with his feet sticking into the cabin. Yes there was also an explosion in the bilge but the cabin got most of it. So all in all I had high 2nd degree burns over 60% of both legs and feet. Bad 1st on the face 2nd on my left arm that was covering my face and a small spot on my stomach.
Moral of the story run your damn blowers. Don't forget, don't not use them because there not working. Fix them then use your boat.
If I get enough requests I have no problem posting pictures of the burns but they are groosum.
Back to the story of why I'm selling my boat. (This did not happen on my boat). I'm selling my boat because I'm terrified of it or I should rephrase that to im terrified of gas boats. I won't get on one until a few minutes after the engine are running. Now that's kinda hard to do when your the owner and captain of your own vessel.
So back in July I was working on a friend's boat on blocks in his driveway. He had recently took a deposit on it and he wanted me to come and "dewinterize" it. Basically hook up the muffs and make sure it runs. Long and a short it started ran for 5min then shut down on its own. I did some simple troubleshooting and came down to bad gas. (Boats been sitting for a few years) he went out and got a few gallons of fresh gas out it in and no go. So I moved on to clean and power wash and do little cosmetic things here and there. He called his buddy up to try to get it started. Basic things like a little either here pay with some wires there I don't really know I wasn't paying attention. So now the fun starts. I get this really strong gas smell. So overwhelming that I had to walk away holding my breath. When I turned around to walk away I see this guy laying on his stomach head in the bilge with a screw driver stuck in the plug boot holding it next to the spark plug head. I hear the words "go for it" before I can get the words out of my mouth I hear the pre alarm beep and at that second I covered my face with my arms. Next thing I knew I was on the pavement 10ft away from the boat rolling to put myself out. Then continued to run 50 yards into a swimming pool. Didn't know if I was still on fire at that point but didn't care i seen water and went for it. I sat next to the pool with a garden hose of cold water for 15 min till the ambulance got there fast frwd to about an hour later. So waiting for my covid test to come back so they can get me into the hospital. No pain management at all. Fast Frwd another 2 hours test came back and morphine. Worst 3 hours of my life. Pain i have never felt or wish apon my worst enemy. Bad timing to get the morphine. Fast frwd 2 hours. MY FIRST CLEANING.... now the morphine has warn of and there scrubbing my legs with what looked like scotch bright. And pealing and picking my skin or what was my skin off my body. In and out of consciousness screaming crying I made such I tight fist I cut my own palm with my finger nails. . I had to go through that twice a day for the next 5 days. Then the pain starts to subside little by little. Then I just wanted to go home and see my kids. (No visits during covid) so my amazing wife had to get tested then come in and learn how to clean wrap and care for my burns before they would release me. And she did like a champ. So I went home. Rewind to day 2 of hospital stay. I get a call that the other guy didn't make it...... that was tough to hear. Mostly because that parts not true. Sorry had to add a twist with a little .. would you call that humor? Anyway day 2 the other guy that was involved in the accident walked into my hospital room 10x worse then me but all mostly on his legs and feet. I was confused because the explosion was in the bilge where his upper body was hanging. I brushed it off didn't really care all to much since what had happened was a stupid decision with the amount of fumes I smelt . He had to smell them to. Fast frwd a week post boom. I found out that entire cabin of the boat was destroyed not by fire but by percusion . The fumes got into the cabin and blew it apart. It was a 23ft boat the guy was laying on his stomach with his feet sticking into the cabin. Yes there was also an explosion in the bilge but the cabin got most of it. So all in all I had high 2nd degree burns over 60% of both legs and feet. Bad 1st on the face 2nd on my left arm that was covering my face and a small spot on my stomach.
Moral of the story run your damn blowers. Don't forget, don't not use them because there not working. Fix them then use your boat.
If I get enough requests I have no problem posting pictures of the burns but they are groosum.
