FIRE !!!

So, it all almost went up in flames last night -  There was a short circuit arc in one of my shore power cords last night - I woke up at 3am because the backup power supply to the computer was beeping - telling me the power was off.  This has happened before because the heaters can blow the circuit breakers if they come on at the same time - So I check the panel and yes the breakers were thrown - but when I reset them, nothing - Then I noticed from the outside of the boat the flicker of FIRE - the plastic was melting, flames were leaping up and the dock was beginning to burn.  I ran outside in my underwear and managed to disconnect the shore power and toss the cables into the Potomac, then doused the dock fire with some water.  

So So lucky.  Its strange but I NEVER shut myself in the back cabin but last night I did because the clouds were low, bright and reflecting the light of the city, so I shut the cabin doors to keep it dark - and most nights I do wake up around 3am, always have....  This could have been so bad - the boat is fine - I get new cables tomorrow - if the fiberglass had caught, I would have burned up and probably a couple of other boats around me...  "And the Pope arrives tonight"