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localboy



Joined: 30 Sep 2006
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PostPosted: Mon Nov 02, 2015 3:39 pm    Post subject: Bad stuff in Seattle Reply with quote

Who uses a candle...on a boat?! Shocked Rolling Eyes

http://mynorthwest.com/11/2838739/Candle-starts-fire-that-destroys-several-boats-moored-on-Lake-Union-

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hardee



Joined: 30 Oct 2006
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City/Region: Sequim
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PostPosted: Mon Nov 02, 2015 4:00 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Good thing there were some live-aboards there or it could have been very much worse. There were boat houses and house boats right there and very close.

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JamesTXSD



Joined: 01 Mar 2005
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PostPosted: Mon Nov 02, 2015 8:35 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

We were sailors before we fell in with this C-Dory crowd. Seems that there are plenty of sailors who use a candle on their boats - often under an over-turned clay pot... it takes the chill off the cabin. Now, I'm not saying it is a good idea, just relaying my experience with friends who have used candles on their boats.
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Gene Stebbs.



Joined: 29 Jul 2015
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PostPosted: Tue Nov 03, 2015 5:27 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

I might use one of the old type candle lanterns with glass on four sides, and never leave it unattended, I had two I used in an 18th century tent when I was into re-enacting, crack a window and have a gas monitor, not good for rough water I should think for the danger of broken glass as much as fire.
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PostPosted: Wed Nov 04, 2015 1:22 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Jim, I have seen that done, and yes it works, but for me, it was never not scary Shocked Rolling Eyes

I have used a candle lantern, converted to a candle furnace with some carefully selected tin cans of various sizes, to minimize the light and maximize the heat radiation for heating a snow cave, and for heating in a car or pickup in the back under a canopy. Maybe not smart, but back then I was 10 feet tall, bullet proof and invincible. Wink CoolSmile

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