How Much Propane ?

[zeehag]

wow!! my 3 burner force 10 in my ericson uses 10 pounds in 3 months when i heat water for showering and cooking and baking for 1-2 depending on number of moochers in mooring are hungry.

i plan on using similar set up on my formosa--no isnt installed yet--but i plan on 2-3 of the 10 pounders. i use mesquite for the bbq, no gas. havent figured where to store them , yet--could be a modification in lazarette, or on coachhouse before the dodger, or......

[lorenzo b]

the galley

[Matt Johnson]

Originally Posted by lorenzo b

the galley

Is that stove gimballed?

[lorenzo b]

It's welded to the deck, along with the prep tables and sinks

[noelex 77]

Originally Posted by MarkJ

Best would be 2 x 9KG (thats 20 pounds aprox). But they get pretty big.


Mark

That is what I have got 2X10KG bottles. The 10Kg bottles are much better than the smaller bottles if you have the possibility to fit them.
We are heavy on gas (My wife is a good cook, lots of coffee and in winter gas is used for hot shower water)
one 10KG bottle lasts about 25 days in winter and about 75 days in summer

[savoir]

If your boat has the room then 2 x 20 lb bottles are the way to go. My boat can only fit 10 lb and I get 7 - 8 weeks from 2 bottles. I bake a lot.

[RSMacG]

I know this thread was really about sufficient capacity, but I thought I'd jump in on your choice of tank materials...

We use see-through fibreglass tanks (Lite Cylinder) and are very pleased with them. They satisfy all of the safety thresholds, weigh virtually nothing, and of course corrosion is a non-issue. Depends on how your locker is set up (ours is a rack on the stern pulpit), but it's quite handy being able to glance at the tank and know exactly how much propane you have left.

Worth thinking about IMHO.

Cheers,
Rob

[Vasco]

Originally Posted by RSMacG

We use see-through fibreglass tanks (Lite Cylinder) and are very pleased with them. They satisfy all of the safety thresholds, weigh virtually nothing, and of course corrosion is a non-issue. Depends on how your locker is set up (ours is a rack on the stern pulpit), but it's quite handy being able to glance at the tank and know exactly how much you have left in the tank. Worth thinking about IMHO.

Cheers,
Rob

Yeah, these tanks are great. Unfortunately the size is a bit off and will not fit in my propane locker which takes two ten-ponders. The fiberglass tanks are too tall.

[Healer52]

Originally Posted by RSMacG

I know this thread was really about sufficient capacity, but I thought I'd jump in on your choice of tank materials...

We use see-through fibreglass tanks (Lite Cylinder) and are very pleased with them. They satisfy all of the safety thresholds, weigh virtually nothing, and of course corrosion is a non-issue. Depends on how your locker is set up (ours is a rack on the stern pulpit), but it's quite handy being able to glance at the tank and know exactly how much propane you have left.

Worth thinking about IMHO.

Cheers,
Rob

I wonder if there will be any trouble getting them refilled in some out of the way place?

[Vasco]

Originally Posted by Healer52

I wonder if there will be any trouble getting them refilled in some out of the way place?

It's been my experience that the out of way places will fill anything!

[Healer52]

Originally Posted by Vasco

It's been my experience that the out of way places will fill anything!

I've had some very punctilious individuals complain about dirt, rust, and other 'defects' on my tanks in a few places...usually looking for a way to extort some extra cash from me. In the Med, and in the S. Pacific...