A little propane, a little spark

[chiefrcd]

Pretty amazing picture...
http://content.hamptonroads.com/story.c ... ran=162367

[Veebyes2]

Wow! Quite a kaboom! In Bermuda we don't marina hop &, though we have a 6kw genny, we hate the noise of a genny.

The first thing I did after buying the boat in 99 was to take the electric stove out & install a gas stove/oven. The problem was where to put the 20# gas tube. With the 32 there is no room in the anchor locker & no room in any bridge storage area. The less than perfect solution was to put the tube in the port side cockpit storage bin. The bin used to have a drain into the bilge. Not anymore. That got sealed & a vent line was run from the top side of the in through the transom just under the platform. The theory is that worst case is that if the tube leaks the bin can fill with gas then vents overboard. The tube is always turned off when we are not on the boat.

[Mariner]

Propane storage bins should always have a drain at the bottom, leading overboard, so that the gas can "drain" off the boat if there is a leak. Just like water.