[C38] Propane locker

[Gus Woods]

Among the modifications we made to Love & Luck was raising the stern seat. I
do not remember just how much but we find that to be a big improvement. The
cover hits the backstay before it is vertical so it requires holding it open
or hooking a line to the backstay if you need both hands for whatever you
are doing in the locker.

We installed an off the shelf propane box in the sail locker; it is sealed
except for the vent which exits below the waterline at times but I am not
concerned about it because I think if there is real pressure in the box it
will force the gas out the vent.

We will be back to the boat in a few weeks and I will post some photos of
the mods we made.



On Thu, Apr 28, 2011 at 9:49 AM, Chuck Finn <charles at finn.ws> wrote:

>  Phil,
> I really like the raising the seat idea and have been conjuring about this
> as well.  When cruising, I put a 2x10" board across the lower stern pulpit
> rails as the rear seat is way too low for me to comfortably sit or see.   I
> just have not figured out how I want to do this.
> To answer Steve O's question about propane size, we go through almost a
> complete 20 pound tank a season.  Mine is aluminum and hangs off the stern
> pulpit, which makes me look just like what I am!  A cruiser!  By the way, it
> makes those folks I sail by even more upset in their sleek, new supposedly
> racing hulls that cannot point!
> Right now, I keep my spare danforth, two fire extinguishers,  dock hose and
> electric cord in this locker.  I decided to move the life jacket bags to the
> port lassarette as they are more accessible by the crew when things get
> dicey.  I had not thought about the weight distribution issue in the stern.
> I don't think I would want to install the propane in the anchor locker
> because I really do notice performance issues when the bow is heavy.
> If anyone has modified their stern seat, I would love to see it!
>
> Chuck Finn
> Mighty Quinn #114
> Great Lakes
>
>
> On 4/28/2011 1:32 AM, Phil Gay wrote:
>
>  Steve O,
>
>
>
> I have been thinking of using the locker behind the steering pedestal for
> propane storage.  I am currently hanging a 2.5 gal tank off the aft railing
> in a large fender holder.  It works pretty well but I’d like more tankage
> now that I installed a Dickinson propane fireplace.
>
>
>
> My thought was that the seat behind the wheel is too low for me to sit on
> while I steer.  If I raised the seat about 8-10”, I could fabricate a sealed
> locker that would fit into/onto that space and house (2) 2.5 gal tanks and
> be high enough above the water level to drain.
>
>
>
> What do you think of this idea?
>
>
>
> Phil Gay
>
> C38 049 Que Linda
>
> Everett WA
>
>
>
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> *On Behalf Of *S Orton
> *Sent:* Wednesday, April 27, 2011 10:16 PM
> *To:* Cat 38
> *Subject:* [C38] Propane locker
>
>
>
> Has anyone considered taking a portion of the locker fwd of the vee berth
> and making it into a sealed propane locker?  An access hatch would would
> have to be cut through the foredeck and the locker would be drained into the
> anchor compartment, which is drained overboard through the stem above the
> waterline.  To me, that fwd locker is rather useless except to throw the
> dirty clothes into.  I am presently in the process of building a FG airtight
> sealed locker for a 2.5 gal tank that would fit in the sail locker, which
> location I really don't like, because it is located below WL (won't meet CC
> building regs) and it takes up valuable space in the sail locker.  Even
> though I have spent many hours building the plug and I'm at the point of
> doing the FG layup, I think I will put the project on hold and investigate
> the fwd locker location.
> Comments would be appreciated.
> Cheers, Steve O
> Santa Susanna (304)
>
>
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