[Public-list] Propane Locker

[Jim Davis]

John

Thanks for the most concise answer.

Roger
Also note water will sometimes come up the cockpit scuppers when heeling.
For propane you want to be absolutely certain it does vent overboard and not
settle to the bilge.  Your insurance and the Coast Guard can get real hyper
tense over this.  Of course if it does blow, you will be part of someone
else's problem as your will probably cease quickly.

Jim Davis
S/V Isa Lei
CT 35


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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "John Belt" <johnrbelt at worldnet.att.net>
To: "Alberg 30 Public List -- open to all" <public-list at alberg30.org>; "Jim
Davis" <a30240 at earthlink.net>
Sent: Friday, August 13, 2004 16:29
Subject: Re: [Public-list] Propane Locker


> Has anyone noticed that when a displacement boat goes faster, it squats by
> the stern, submerging any holes in that area that were just a little above
> the waterline when the boat is at rest? Specifically, the engine exhaust
on
> my Alberg 30 was under water when the boat was moving at 6 knots, power or
> sail.  That is why the muffler and exhaust pipe had to be routed to make a
> loop as high as possible to keep water from entering the exhaust line and
> the engine.
>
>
> This would make it pretty hard to put ventilating holes in the hull for a
> propane tank.
>
> From a former Alberg 30 owner
>
>


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