LOL! A simple, yet hilarious story. Sounds like George needs to step up to the new age, and use some electric lighting. A plain old aluminum shroud, clamp worklight is all he needs, with a rough service, 12 volt bulb from wal-mart or most any place. I modified a cheap extension cord with clamps for the battery. It does not matter which one is positive or negative for the light to work. No fire, no fuel, just on or off. I keep a spare bulb in case the light falls and hits something causing the bulb to break. I rarely use the lights like this anymore, as I have gone to using black lights for fishing. But, electric lighting is definately the safest way to go when in a boat.