Another question for Dickenson heater owners

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Nov 22, 2008
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Endeavour 32 Portland, Maine
How important is the S.S. tray Dickenson supplied to go under my Newport cabin heater? I know they can only say, "Absolutely vital"


It's going to be a real PITA in my installation. There is a fuel overflow line and it looks like any drips from leaky fuel oil fittings would just follow the lines around and down to the cabin sole or bilge. The tray isn't going to hold much fuel anyway.

My bottom of my heater will be about 4 1/2" above the teak cabin sole.

While on the subject of leaks, how common are fuel overflows? I have a 1 1/2 gallon supply tank. Should I have a 1 1/2 gallon container in the bilge for the overflow line to run to or is a small, early warning, container sufficient? I'm going to have multiple shut off valves, two to isolate the filter and one near the heater for convenience.
 
Jan 22, 2007
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Oday ODay 30 Lossiemouth, Scotland
Hi, my tray wasn't installed when I bought the boat. It hasn't leaked in two years. I installed the tray this winter and disturbed the fuel pipes, it leaked for two days before I came back. The tray caught most of the diesel but what hit the sole left stains that won't move without sanding down. I think it depends on how much you like your teak sole. If you've shut off valves the worst that could happen is you'll lose as much as the length of your feed pipe. My cabin still stinks two weeks on
 

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Jun 15, 2004
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Islander/Wayfairer 30 sail number 25 Perryville,Md.
Kitty litter started life as oil absorbant in garages.
 
Jan 2, 2008
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Hunter 33 (Cherubini design Forked River, Barnegat Bay, NJ
Mine hasn't leaked a drop in 5 years. The silly tray just sits on the sole and rattles around under the heater, which is only about 8 inches above the sole. It does keep that section of floor from getting dusty
 
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