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r/therewasanattempt • u/CantStopPoppin Poppin’ 🍿 • 4d ago
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Gotta turn on the blower for at least five minutes before firing up that engine.
55 u/BravoLimaDelta 4d ago Are you telling me that when starting a boat there's a step you must follow or else everything just explodes? 67 u/Pdub77 4d ago Not a guarantee, but definitely a possibility. Gas fumes can collect in the hull around the engine and ignite when the engine starts. All boats like this have a blower fan to run before you start the engine to mitigate that risk. 3 u/Onlyhereforthebacon 4d ago Today I found out.....
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Are you telling me that when starting a boat there's a step you must follow or else everything just explodes?
67 u/Pdub77 4d ago Not a guarantee, but definitely a possibility. Gas fumes can collect in the hull around the engine and ignite when the engine starts. All boats like this have a blower fan to run before you start the engine to mitigate that risk. 3 u/Onlyhereforthebacon 4d ago Today I found out.....
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Not a guarantee, but definitely a possibility. Gas fumes can collect in the hull around the engine and ignite when the engine starts. All boats like this have a blower fan to run before you start the engine to mitigate that risk.
3 u/Onlyhereforthebacon 4d ago Today I found out.....
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Today I found out.....
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u/coatdogg 4d ago
Gotta turn on the blower for at least five minutes before firing up that engine.