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No not safe. The point of the drain is so that fumes do not build up at
all! If you plug it, there's only enough time for some drainage until you
light the burner. The propane tanks must not be in the living space. They
must be external to it. My tanks are on my stern rail out in the open.
Ugly yes, but completely safe. Remember that Propane tanks have over
pressure relieve valves which can and do activate on hot days to release
excess pressure build up.
Pierre.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Doug Barnard" <>
To: "Rick the Mouseherder" <>; "Walt Solie"
<>; "Eric Thompson" <>
Cc: "LIVE_ABOARD" <>
Sent: Wednesday, September 19, 2001 11:49 AM
Subject: RE: lv-ab: Propane Tanks
>
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From:
> > [mailto:]On Behalf Of Rick the
> > Mouseherder
>
> > If you want to build a wooden locker that would sit on deck or on
> > the coach
> > roof, you could mount the tanks in it. What you have to do is look at
how
> > the tanks would drain, and I don't mean water. Propane, being
> > heavier than
> > air, will flow down like water, but it also blows. So look at
> > how the fumes
> > would flow away from the tank if there were a failure--moving forward,
> > anchored with a bit yawing port and starboard, and in a no wind
situation.
>
> As I'm designing my boat, I'm thinking about putting the propane locker so
> that it's actually underneath the galley counter top, with a locker door
> opening to the outside. A vent area would be on top of the door, and a
lower
> welded pipe would vent the bottom of the locker over the side. An airtight
> plug would be in the galley counter that could be temporarily removed to
> turn on the tank. The locker box would be sealed around all pipes and
> fittings.
>
> Convenient and safe, no?
>
> ___________________________
> Doug Barnard
> rebuilding a 20' Skipjack
> "Fiesta Bimbo"
> trawler-crawler wannabe
>
>
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