morrisdl wrote:
Agreed on the big brother sucks, but I doubt CATs would exist at all otherwise. I REALLY like the reduced CO for my 5YO surfing. Id gladly pay to upgrade mine to CATs if it was possible. My neighbor died on his swim-deck - 35YO neurosurgeon. For the 1st week they suspected a heart attack, I didnt eat meat. Once the autopsy determined CO poising I felt better, but my wife almost made me sell the boat for one with CATs. Scary stuff. New studies indicate the frequent CO exposure reduces IQ. We put ~200 hours/year on our boat and all anyone wants to do anymore is surf.
FWIW, cats control unburned hydrocarbons, they have nothing to do with CO. CO is just a function of temperature. As CO cools down, it converts to CO2, and drops out carbon (soot). If you heat up CO2, it'll convert to CO.
That said, scary stuff. I haven't ever thought about the FAE, but I've got young kids, all with asthmatic issues.
