LP Gas locker on a H 37 c

[guidera48]

Well the project is comming along and I need to make a decision regarding cooking fuel. I just sold my 110 stove/oven on ebay and wil replace it with a microwave/stove set up. I was raised with LP gas and fuel 70% of my house needs with Nat. gas. I am a firm believer of it and have no problem with it. My question is were to locate the bottle. I plan to fuel the barbeque grill, stove and force 10 heater. I am also looking at a small on demand gas water heater.
I saw the twin unit that rainbow chaser ( see picture) built and located on his stern. I am afraid following seas would take them out. I have seen another set up from Jim Hayes were the tank was laying sideways on the cabin top. Short of attaching it to the rear pulpit, I am at a loss.
Has any one built a locker in the cockpit area, maybe under the seat area??
I need sudgestions for it's location.
Thanks

 

[Ed Schenck]

The fact that you raise the question is why I use non-pressurized alcohol. I do keep two small bottles of LP in a sealed container in the aft cockpit locker. Those I use for the Magma grill on the stern. Since I do not have an oven I have no need for LP in the boat. My two-burner alcohol Origo cooks everything that I need. I also have an Origo cabin heater.

But forced to add small tanks(10 lb.?) I would place them in the far corners of the stern. Someone did that recently on a smaller Cherubini I think. Maybe they will see this and provide a link. Basically they glassed in two sides with a top and vented the bottom out the stern I think.

 

[bob12312]

Jose, Ric Sylvester (boat name Anthem) has built one inside the

cockpit locker on hist 85 Hunter 40. Its a professional looking job. I would have a look as it doesnt require any outside visible extrusions on the boat. He posts here under the Big Boats forum his site was svanthem.com but it seems down.

 

[guidera48]

Thanks Bob.
You are right. His site seems down but i will keep trying. Thanks for your imput. I will crawl around the stern this week end with a tape and see what I can do.

Thanks Ed. I know that alcohol would do a great job, but I am trying to minimize the different fuels. As of now, I would need diesel for the boat, mix gas for the dinghy, strait gas for the generator, alcohol for the galley and gas for the barbeque grill. I also carry several bottles of lamp oil. Whooe. I never looked at it this way, but I could go up in flames any minute now!!

I was hoping to standarize my fuels. I plan to sell the 2 stroke dinghy motor and go to a 4 cycle.
Thanks

 

[Johnb]

Me Too

I inherited the arrangement in the attached picture from the previous owner. I have long been dissatisfied but it works. Now I have come up against the fact that the gas bottle must be recertified and it has inspired me to make some improvement.

I would like to use 20 pound bottles because they are only 4" taller and 2" greater diameter than 10 pound bottles.

I would also like to have 2. I like Ed's suggestion of somehow sqeezing them in the cockpit area

 

[Steve Dion]

I don't know why anyone would mount a 20lb bottle on the exterior. Seaward Marine has a very elegant solution that will fit in the aft lazarette.

http://www.seawardproducts.com/glockers.htm

You may need to refill a little more often, but for the looks and safety it can't be beat.

 

[aboardduet]

Can only share my experience...haven't blown up in 20 years! (yet?).

We depend heavily on propane. We use it to cook (and bake), heat the cabin in the winter, heat water (Flash heater) and most importantly, we use it to refrigerate! (Dometic 5 cu ft gimballed athwartships)

We use 20# bottles, mounted at the base of the mast, about 2" up off the deck. After the regulator, a manual shutoff leads to two made-up hoses: one for the fridge and one for the range. Of course, these are dedicated lines, and of course, we have a sniffer near the floor at the base of the appliances.

Mounted up there, the bottles are easily handled in and out of their frames (RV-types), and any leakage rolls overboard. There have been times when faulty regulators have failed, and the gas odorant has been detected and the fault corrected.

Easy, cheap, safe, and effective.

Dave

 

[Johnb]

Dave,

Could you post a picture?

What kind of bottles?

I too would like to have 40 pounds capacity.

John Brecher

 

[Johnb]

Dave,

I should also have asked, how often do you need to refill?

John Brecher

 

[Seattle Scott]

No locker for me

I don't use a locker. Tank was mounted on stern rail. then when I modified the rail to add stern seats, the tanks went under the seats. One serves the grill and the other the galley stove.

 

[Tim Dalton]

propane locker

Here is a link to how some H33 owners installed propane lockers. I did the same after following their lead and it has worked out very well.

http://hunter.sailboatowners.com/in...7&cat_id=28&aid=7375&page=article&mn=33_77-83

 

[aboardduet]

Replies.....

Dave,

Could you post a picture? I'll have to take some and post them.

What kind of bottles? They are just about like the one you pictured, but are of the vertical variety. The pair are mounted on RV frames on the forward 1/3 of the mast. As noted before, They are OUT IN THE OPEN AIR, much safer, I think.

I too would like to have 40 pounds capacity. Switching to a new tank is a breeze. In addition to the 2 aluminum tanks, we also have a couple of steel ones. Besides convenience, we get a discount (33%) on the propane. We have to go to the Edison Co (local importer of LPG) about every 8-10 weeks, so we get about 2-3 weeks on a bottle.


John Brecher

Ed: Regarding alcohol, we used an Origo right after the PO's original diesel stove went in the trash, and except for the cost, it did a good job, but in the summer, the humidity (water vapor) it gave off was a bit much. Can't imagine what you must have to give for a gallon of it Ed, maybe you're burning Bacardi 151.....have you been tasting it???
--Dave