[C38] Propane locker

[S Orton]

My comment below is way off base as I made it 1200 South of me boat and I had forgotten how small the fwd of Vee berth "cosmetic" locker is- it is only good for a dirty clothes bag.
Cheers, Steve O
 

> Date: Tue, 12 Jul 2011 15:24:34 -0400
> From: charles at finn.ws
> To: hlhowell at pacbell.net; listserve at catalina38.org
> Subject: Re: [C38] Propane locker
> 
> Steve,
> The anchor locker seems like a great place for a 2.5, but I would try to 
> run a drain hose for the propane locker separate from the chain locker 
> drain... Mine has plugged with debris from the anchor chain from time 
> to time. Hopefully, it won't anymore because Anders and I installed a 
> washdown pump up there on Sunday!
> Chuck Finn
> Mighty Quinn #114
> Great Lakes
> 
> On 7/12/2011 2:33 PM, les wrote:
> > Hi, Steve,
> >
> > Please do not put the propane below the waterline. Please put it above
> > the waterline, and bleed it to open air at the bottom. I have a friend
> > who was lucky enough to be blown off a boat that exploded. His friend
> > was below, and didn't survive. This is not trivial, nor just a coast
> > guard requirement, it is essential for your own protection.
> >
> > Propane is heavier than air, and will collect in the bilge and inside
> > the boat. Take every precaution you can to make sure that doesn't
> > happen.
> >
> > Regards,
> > Les H
> >
> > On Wed, 2011-04-27 at 23:16 -0600, S Orton wrote:
> >> 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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