Sunseeker Thunderhawk 43 from Motor Boat & Yachting

[maxthevid]

Well! thank you for sharing your wonderful experience, we who can only dream , hope that you appreciate how fortunate you are, even if you are doing it as a part of your work .I have had a two hour trip in a sunseeker, but that was when an ex employee who had won the pools was showing his ex boss what he now had, good luck to you Phil,if you should see this. Max

[never4getthis]

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[mortal4evel]

Propane's for forklifts Ha Ha Ha

[dobealot]

bottom blowers

[jcadlols]

The reason why people who own boats almost always have electric barbecues is because LPG is heavier than air, meaning it floats around in the bottom of your boat and waits for a spark, i hope you have no leaks and some good engine room blowers.

[Dav123xyz]

@jcadlols No different to petrol??

[jcadlols]

@Dav123xyz Similar, but because petrol is in liquid form at room temperature, you will have a visible puddle or a layer in the bilge. It is only the vapors which ignite and because LPG is a gas at room temp, you can have a large volume of gas present in the bilge, which you may not necessarily smell. It may not be a problem if you are careful but i would be pretty worried if it is my boat, but i am sure he knows everything i just said and is careful to ventilate the boat and sniff for gas.

[Dav123xyz]

@jcadlols Interesting.....

So if you use gas you are reliant on accurate sensors and/or blowing the engine room rouitinely?

If you can't smell it, I guess that's awkward.

[jcadlols]

@Dav123xyz You can smell it, you just need to get right down low and give the bilge a sniff, because it is heavier than air. There are boats that have caught fire because of a leak in gas barbecues and also because of petrol vapors. If you do not give the engine room a good sniff and run the blowers for a few minutes, you are running a much higher fire risk than a regular petrol powered boat. For those reasons diesel is very popular as it has higher a ignition point and less vapors than fuel. :)

[DolphinsCome2Wales]

Lovely stable boat. Outstanding. Full credit deserved. 5-stars.