T&T: Propane Tanks On My Nordhavn 35 Trawler

[ROBERT ZANUSSI]

The overfill valve aside, there is an age limit on propane tanks here in Canada. I am not certain what it is, but I am suspecting 5 years as that is the limit for air cylinders before they have to hydrostatically retested.

Perhaps someone else here knows for sure

Rob Z



> One of our two 12 lb.(?) propane tanks ran out yesterday.  
> The marina at
> Coeymans Landing would not refill it because it is not one of 
> the new tanks
> with the anti overfill device.  It does have such a device 
> but, not the type
> required by current law in the US.  Is it possible to have 
> it refilled in
> Canada?  The tanks are seven years old and in good 
> condition.  Aluminum
> tanks.  Is it possible to have them retro fitted with the 
> current legal
> device?  At a reasonable cost?  I have heard about the 
> new fiberglass tanks.
> Would they be a suitable replacement?