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Greenman · 31-01-2009, 08:09

I work on propane cookstoves (flying kitchens) as part of my job as a Weapons Technician in the Military. So I am pretty familiar with the stove/oven applications. I am just looking outside the box a bit for marine refrigeration applications. That I know very little about, other than when I was a kid we had a propane fridge in out tent trailer.

I suppose with any system you have to consider the risks. Any number of risks can endanger a boat, it's how you manage the risk that matters (safety precautions).

So far it seems unrealistic as the ones I have seen online burn 1+ lbs in 24hrs @ 70 deg F. So less than a month on a 20lb tank.

I did find this site. It has some cool info.

http://www.backwoodshome.com/article.../yago102-3.gif

Thanks for the insight, I will keep researching and taking notes from the posters here.

Thanks again.

31-01-2009, 08:09	#6
Greenman Registered User Join Date: May 2008 Location: Halifax NS Boat: '77 Hunter 27 Posts: 144	I work on propane cookstoves (flying kitchens) as part of my job as a Weapons Technician in the Military. So I am pretty familiar with the stove/oven applications. I am just looking outside the box a bit for marine refrigeration applications. That I know very little about, other than when I was a kid we had a propane fridge in out tent trailer. I suppose with any system you have to consider the risks. Any number of risks can endanger a boat, it's how you manage the risk that matters (safety precautions). So far it seems unrealistic as the ones I have seen online burn 1+ lbs in 24hrs @ 70 deg F. So less than a month on a 20lb tank. I did find this site. It has some cool info. http://www.backwoodshome.com/article.../yago102-3.gif Thanks for the insight, I will keep researching and taking notes from the posters here. Thanks again. __________________ 20 years serving and 5 years to go!!