One pound propane bottles

Dave - M

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Aug 29, 2018
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Pennsylvania
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1990 270 Sundancer
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7.4 Mercruiser
I am probably going to want to add a grill to my boat at some point. I think I may even have an existing mount already on the starboard side. I understand the dangers of propane and collecting in the low areas, but what do you do with 1 pound bottles when youre not grilling? Store em in the cabin? I can check to make sure theyre not leaking but that doesnt mean they wont leak an hour later. I dont want to do someting unsafe
 
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You could place the bottle in a small cooler or Tupperware style container with a lid and store the container in a locker above the engine room and preferably outside the cabin. We have good storage lockers under cockpit seats and next to our ice maker that would work. Maybe you do too if you have look.
 
Get a leak-proof storage container or make one from PVC pipe. Plans abound online. I tried finding a commercial one quickly but did not find what I wanted. store it in the stern locker.

MM
 
ZZ13 has it right.

With a 270:1 expansion ratio, There isn’t a sealed container out there that could contain a leaky cylinder. You could just be delaying the inevitable.

Also make sure to keep the cylinders rust free and try to use them up before they do get compromised by rust.
 
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ZZ13 has it right.

With a 270:1 expansion ratio, There isn’t a sealed container out there that could contain a leaky cylinder. You could just be delaying the inevitable.

Also make sure to keep the cylinders rust free and try to use them up before they do get compromised by rust.

I do not see a ZZ13 post. Many people use a sealed container to control minor leakage, not a tank rupture.

MM
 
The key is a sealed container with a vent to vent overboard. Think of propane as liquid water as to how it would travel.
 
I do not see a ZZ13 post. Many people use a sealed container to control minor leakage, not a tank rupture.

MM
I deleted it accidentally right after I posted it. I just said its heavier than air and per ABYC should be in "propane Locker" where any leakage can drain off the boat. Basically what the other two posts said.
 
I deleted it accidentally right after I posted it. I just said its heavier than air and per ABYC should be in "propane Locker" where any leakage can drain off the boat. Basically what the other two posts said.

Got it. On my boat it could go in the stern locker because it drains and vents out of the boat. The OP will have to look at this and figure out where on his model he can put it. It may have to go on the rail as I said above.

MM
 
Probably all sage advice, but really, I just shove them in a cabinet.
 
If you turn off the grill at the adapter and keep the bottle connected it shouldn't leak and all you have to is connect it back on the grill when your ready to grill again.
 
Whatever bottle is in use, has the regulator screwed in. Stored in the bag with the grill which lives in the lazerrette. Usually have 1-2 spares in a milk crate in the same area.

Have not done anything special. This is a separate room low in the boat.

I think the key statement here is don't let them start rusting. Use them and rotate them.
 
Mine stays in the trunk. Thinking about considering an electric grill instead.
Hate my little Magma and would like to replace it.
Realized that when we’re on the hook and it comes time to get the food ready my wife has me turn on the generator anyway so she can use the microwave so it makes sense to have electric. The added bonus is we could use it on the boat at transient docks.
 
I like the electric grill idea. I was looking at reviews for a smokeless electric the other day. I dont have a generator though. Not a problem as long as I'm at the dock but on the hook wont work.

I could make up a pair of pvc containers for tanks and stow them in the bow fender baskets!
 
ZZ13 has it right.

With a 270:1 expansion ratio, There isn’t a sealed container out there that could contain a leaky cylinder. You could just be delaying the inevitable.

Also make sure to keep the cylinders rust free and try to use them up before they do get compromised by rust.

I think our interpretation of the goal with PVC holders was off.

BoatUS magazine just came in and has comprehensive article on propane. The PVC containers were just to hold the tanks, not to hold leaking gas. In fact most DIY plans have a vent hole. The PVC holder still has to be in a propane gas safe area.

MM
 

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