RedactedNarrative: Vessel one, a 2002 white 25 foot Baja, was having mechanical problems after launching at Site 6.  The boat continually died, and would not restart.  The boat drifted to a beach at Site 5, where the operator, and sole occupant, tried to start the boat over and over again.  The operator heard what he described as a backfire, then looked back and saw the rear of the boat on fire.  The operator was able to get off the boat without injury.  The boat was a total loss and the interior was completely destroyed.  
  
  The operator advised that he had launched the boat to run out some bad gas.  He said that there had not been any recent mechanical work done on the boat and there was onyl approximaetly 15 gallons of gas in the fuel tank.  The boat was removed by Tow Boat US.  
  
  The exact cause of the fire is unknown due to the extent of damage, but it is presumed that it is mechanical / fuel related.