[C38] Propane locker

Fri Apr 29 13:41:07 EDT 2011

Our marina neighbors Jack & Brenda Payne on Show Biz have a helmsman's seat
modification that accommodates propane tack storage -- basically a
fiberglass bench seat going from coaming to coaming, ends up being about
10" higher than the original seat.  Plenty of room for propane tanks
underneath, & you can sit at the helmsman's position & actually see where
you're going. Nice for us height-challenged boat drivers ;-)

Only downside is, makes the aft lazarette more of a pain to access, but it
sounds like most of us don't put much there anyway.

I have sent them an email asking for pictures.

Peg & Rory
IRIE #231
Pt. Richmond CA

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> Date: Thu, 28 Apr 2011 23:26:03 -0600
> From: S Orton <ssorton at hotmail.com>
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> Subject: Re: [C38] Propane locker
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> Charles,  I'm not talking about installing the propane in the anchor
locker- that definitely needs to be clear for anchor deployment, some times
in a hurry.  The locker or space I'm talking about is between the anchor
locker and the vee berth.  Maybe not all boats have this space, as I'm
looking at a Catalina brochure, this space isn't shown.  The 20 lbs of
propane you consume per season is a 5 gal. tank?  You are right, you don't
want to place excess weight in the bow or stern as this will increase the
boats pitching moment and it will kill you if you are trying to point to
weather.  To keep my ends as light as possible I use an aluminum Danforth
anchor, 20 ft of chain and 200 ft of 7/16 rode in the anchor locker and
stow about 8 life jackets in the stern locker. 
> Steve O  
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> Date: Thu, 28 Apr 2011 09:49:33 -0400
> From: charles at finn.ws
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> Subject: Re: [C38] Propane locker
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> 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
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> On 4/28/2011 1:32 AM, Phil Gay wrote: 
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> Steve O,
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> 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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[mailto:listserve-bounces at catalina38.org] On Behalf Of S Orton
> Sent: Wednesday, April 27, 2011 10:16 PM
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> Subject: [C38] Propane locker
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> 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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