During a recent trip to Canada I noticed a number of sail boats with propane tanks stored in racks on aft railings. I am looking for pro/con comments, suggestions, etc. and sources of supplies.
I have two of these. You can buy with or without regulator so one can be storage only to save cost. I covered both with a sunbrella cover
Correct or not, I always envision a "propane bottle" as being the one pounders, whereas a "propane tank" is 5 pounds plus. A cylinder I suppose can be both. So what size pressure vessel are you asking about? One pound, 5 pound, 10 pound, 20 pound . . . ???Hello Below also just used PVC pipe for his small green bottles, placed it underneath his perch seats. Very nifty design.
I would think that any machine shop with a lathe could easily make undercuts in the threads of the screws that would allow you to add some stainless steel E-clips or maybe some O-rings to make the screws captive....
The only thing I don't like about the clamps is that the clamping screw is not captive. So you need to be aware and very careful that you don't offer it to Neptune when you mount or dis-mount the assembly....
I have a lathe. But the task is really far down on my list. Until I drop a screw overboard, that is.I would think that any machine shop with a lathe could easily make undercuts in the threads of the screws that would allow you to add some stainless steel E-clips or maybe some O-rings to make the screws captive.
Nice. I did similar but added an aluminum flat bar, cut to size and folded 90-degrees (with ends bent in toward the middle, about 1”) and the cans are inserted with the bends above and below the cans. To remove cans lift the bar and the bottom can is lifted so they all slide up.My design: Holds three 1# bottles. Cost about $30. It even holds the Flame King refillable 1# bottles- slightly taller but fit perfectly. BTW, these refillable bottles are really slick.
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I considered that option, but the clearance between the bottles and the PVC tube is only about 1/8" (1/16" around) and I couldn't find a thin metal that was strong enough to work. What did you use and when did you source it?Nice. I did similar but added an aluminum flat bar, cut to size and folded 90-degrees (with ends bent in toward the middle, about 1”) and the cans are inserted with the bends above and below the cans. To remove cans lift the bar and the bottom can is lifted so they all slide up.