CO readings from the swim deck of my boat..and while surfing

[drewkaree]

This is just on my porch with a fan set to exhaust.

The thing to notice is the obvious quick climb to 150, I think, and how long to drop back to 50 or less, out of the flow of my cigar, and with fresh air being pulled past it

 

[Neutron]

This is just on my porch with a fan set to exhaust.

The thing to notice is the obvious quick climb to 150, I think, and how long to drop back to 50 or less, out of the flow of my cigar, and with fresh air being pulled past it

Hold the phone! Who knew cigars produced carbon monoxide?

 

[Cambo]

So with the boat backed up to the 6ft high pvc fence then running the motors on the hose to flush would probably bring in some high readings. I have always held my breath knowing not to breath that eexhaust gas.

 

[biffdotorg]

This is the exact reason why it's illegal in every state.

Lack of a railing makes it illegal in every state, but unsafe in every state due to CO as well.

 

[drewkaree]

Hold the phone! Who knew cigars produced carbon monoxide?

Not I. The directions with that little monitor recommended that as the way to test it (cigarette, but same same I guess). Maybe the smoke coming off it gets further burned up in some fashion, creating the CO? I first blew the smoke at it, and either that's not enough, or I somehow managed to entirely miss the intake vents (not probable in the least). Someone with more science-y brains than I may understand the phenomenon

 

[drewkaree]

Lack of a railing makes it illegal in every state, but unsafe in every state due to CO as well.

Don't pontoons have railings? I thought it had something to do with the proximity of the props and possibility of falling overboard onto or near enough to the moving prop, but I don't know what the justifications were, only that every state seems to have them, and many are recorded violating it.

 

[biffdotorg]

Don't pontoons have railings? I thought it had something to do with the proximity of the props and possibility of falling overboard onto or near enough to the moving prop, but I don't know what the justifications were, only that every state seems to have them, and many are recorded violating it.

Yes they do, and for that reason you can ride on the back of them legally. My buddies Bennington has these beautiful loungers on the back of his Tritoon. And there is this semi ugly chrome rail around them so that it is legal to ride back there.

Anytime the seat is above the freeboard, a rail is required by law in most states. It's the very reason you see all those folks riding legally on the bows of those yachts on the youtube videos, because of the railing. Same goes for the stern seating. The surf boats with the stern seats are in the same situation. Illegal for lack of rail.

 

[buckbuck]

Updated at top of page with CO readings while surfing.