Wolfee has a very safe and impressive gas system in his gas
locker. The regulator is a bulkhead mounted 'Euro' regulator
which suits butane or propane and is connected to the gas bottle
by a high pressure hose. After the regulator is the solenoid
linked to the gas alarm then a bubbler. |
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From there, heconnected to a bulkhead gas fitting through the
locker wall then joined it to the copper pipe network. He used
the Boat Safety Scheme for the inland waterways as a guide because
that is accepted by surveyors and there is no guide for seagoing
pleasure craft.
This is work in progress, and the speaker is not connected,
later to be removed, and the gas bottle will be secured properly. |
Rosa has a much cruder cockpit gas locker arangement, using
Camping Gaz, with a simple regulator / switch.
The photo was taken before I bought her, and she now has new
shorter rubber gas hosing and where the copper pipe exits
the locker it is sealed, but essintially the same arrangement.
The locker now has a lockable catch so the bottles could not
fly out in case of knockdown. Not sure I like the shore power
in the same locker either.
I would like to make a separate gas locker at the aft of the
cockpit and use this locker for the liferaft.
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