GL: Propane

[Bob Kunath]

For Scott on Mascot,

Twp 20# tanks sounds like way overkill.  We spent 2 years doing the loop.
Sans Souci has a propane stove and oven, no grill.  we cook a hot breakfast
almost every day on the stove, plus lunch or dinner about half the time.  Our
10 pound tank typically lasts 3 months with that usage.  Consider this:  West
Marine sells a small adapter (about $25) so that you can disconnect the main
tank and hook up a one pound tank, which should last a week or so.  So, to
avoid the risk and space requirement of two 20# tanks, use the 5# that you
have plus keep a few 1# cylinders that you can hook up with the adapter when
you run out.  Just be absolutely sure that the storage area for all the tanks
has a vent at the bottom of the area, and that vent cannot allow gas to find
it's way to the bilge or lower cabins.  Propane is heavier than air and very
explosive.

It is sometimes a challenge to find a place that will fill a tank, so many
places have gone to 20# swaps.  Save that chore for times when you have access
to a car.  One great exception was the campground at the Big Chute Railway
lock on the Trent Severn, they have a propane fill station.

Bob Kunath
Cruising Editor, Waterway Guide
Bob & Carol Kunath
Sans Souci
Pacific Seacraft 38T
bobkunath@att.net
Tel: 847 540 8175
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