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![]() Guy buys a 25 foot gas cruiser. Takes it over to the fuel dock to top off. Afterwards, the engine won't start. No problem. Just pull off the flame arrestor and dump some gas in the carb. So what if a little gas dribbles down the block near his open container of gas. Yup. Engine backfires through the carb and sets everything on fire! But no problem. He grabs the nearby fire extinguisher and with help from the attendant, they put it out with little damage. Off he goes. Next week on the other side of the marina, the engine won't start. No problem. Remove the flame arrestor, dump some gas in, and of course spill gas everywhere. Yup. Backfire through the carb and start a fire. No problem. Grab the handy fire extinguisher and oops! It's empty. Forgot to refill it! Fire is spreading! Jump off the boat, untie it and push it away from the dock so as to not to burn up the whole marina. (Only smart thing he did.) Watch it burn! It finally drifts close enough to the hiway so the firetrucks can put it out Total loss. Insurance? Not! Gordon |
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Guy buys a 25 foot gas cruiser. Takes it over to the fuel dock to top off. Afterwards, the engine won't start. No problem. Just pull off the flame arrestor and dump some gas in the carb. So what if a little gas dribbles down the block near his open container of gas. Yup. Engine backfires through the carb and sets everything on fire! But no problem. He grabs the nearby fire extinguisher and with help from the attendant, they put it out with little damage. Off he goes. Next week on the other side of the marina, the engine won't start. No problem. Remove the flame arrestor, dump some gas in, and of course spill gas everywhere. Yup. Backfire through the carb and start a fire. No problem. Grab the handy fire extinguisher and oops! It's empty. Forgot to refill it! Fire is spreading! Jump off the boat, untie it and push it away from the dock so as to not to burn up the whole marina. (Only smart thing he did.) Watch it burn! It finally drifts close enough to the hiway so the firetrucks can put it out Total loss. Insurance? Not! Gordon Important points: 1. Its gas so it will catch fire on a warm day. 2. Brain damage can only strike so many times. 3. He's removed from the fleet by attrition. So the final outcome is favorable after all. |
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