Hunting or fishing in cold weather? Ventilate your covered boat and cabin.

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Hunting or fishing in cold weather? Ventilate your covered boat and cabin.

Post by Amx » Sat Dec 30, 2017 6:32 pm

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Re: Hunting or fishing in cold weather? Ventilate your covered boat and cabin.

Post by G-Man » Sun Dec 31, 2017 9:27 am

Many newer propane heaters come with a built in O2 sensor with auto shut off. That being said, I hadn't given thought to installing a battery operated CO detector in the boat as well. Seems like cheap additional insurance, time to see what eBay has to offer.

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Re: Hunting or fishing in cold weather? Ventilate your covered boat and cabin.

Post by Sideburns » Sun Dec 31, 2017 1:57 pm

I look forward to the day that I need to worry about my boat's inadequate cabin ventilation!
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Post by Amx » Sun Dec 31, 2017 1:57 pm

lol Ya, my boat doesn't even have a cabin.
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Re: Hunting or fishing in cold weather? Ventilate your covered boat and cabin.

Post by hewesfisher » Tue Jan 02, 2018 7:38 am

A box trailer (not intended for use as living quarters) converted to a cabin without proper ventilation. Somehow I don't think the propane heaters (note plural in the report) had oxygen sensors nor was any thought given to CO detector in the converted box trailer. A senseless tragedy.

I'm not the least concerned with the propane heater we use in our boat with the canvas on. The heater has an oxygen sensor and the canvas is anything but airtight. [wink]
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