I doused an alcohol fire with water on a Morgan OI41

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Or thought I had.
This was hull #6, one of the first batch used by Stevens Yachts in Grenada. Fortunately, Bill Stevens had specified plexiglas for the door between the galley and the engine space under the cockpit. A pale glimmer caught my eye -- it was the alcohol burning merrily while floating on top of the water in the bilge.

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  - If you have a bad alcohol fire caused by a LOT of alcohol the water really can cause more issues.
    - I doused an alcohol fire with water on a Morgan OI41
      - That's a scary vision.

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