Date:         Fri, 10 Nov 2000 08:37:49 -0800
Reply-To:     Bill Davidson <wdavidson@THEGRID.NET>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Bill Davidson <wdavidson@THEGRID.NET>
Subject:      Re: Fire, and Halon extinguishers
Comments: To: CTONLINE@WEBTV.NET
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> Been reading these postings and laugh out loud.
> My boat has an automatic halon system, and I'm glad I have it.
> In the event of a fire, I would like it to be extinguished as fast as
> possible, with out screwing up everything, below, as a CO2 set up would.
> The halon will extinguish the fire, one heck of a lot faster, & cleaner,
> than the CO2, and if it is going to save my ass from burning. ( and the
> boat ) The hell with the ozone, my liver, kidney's and whatever else the
> noble heads of the list have claimed it's going to do.
> Anyone ever see a boat burn?
> It's damn ugly.

Great... but this is the VANAGON list... and the subject is VANAGONS...
Halon doesn't work well in an open area like the vanagon engine compartment.

Bill