Last Year when I bought my boat the propane "locker" was on top the cabin top. Ugly for sure. but.. yes you guessed it! The gas line was routed through the bottom to the ceiling of the head then down and back to the stove. That was bad enough but the "drain" of the Locker was open to inside the boat! Well, we removed that last yr when we got the boat back to the yacht club here in Bristol pa where I live.
Today we started the Re-route of the line and have it back to the starboard aft side and into a small lazerette. I plan to hang the tank behind the stern rail. It will only be there for cooking and in the anchor locker when under way. The sniffer controls have to be rewired next.
While under and behind the cockpit I saw that there is a huge amount of space from the transom to the back of the cockpit. I would need vertical access hatchs/doors to make it usable. One could easily be a propane locker but of course that would have to be custom made this winter. I think it would be very nice to have use of all that space. Newer boats like the Oday 322 have top access to that area. I like the Force 10 stove too much to even consider alchol!
I was Just a wondering if anyone has done a project similar to this one. space is such a premium on older boats!
no go boom !
Denise
Today we started the Re-route of the line and have it back to the starboard aft side and into a small lazerette. I plan to hang the tank behind the stern rail. It will only be there for cooking and in the anchor locker when under way. The sniffer controls have to be rewired next.
While under and behind the cockpit I saw that there is a huge amount of space from the transom to the back of the cockpit. I would need vertical access hatchs/doors to make it usable. One could easily be a propane locker but of course that would have to be custom made this winter. I think it would be very nice to have use of all that space. Newer boats like the Oday 322 have top access to that area. I like the Force 10 stove too much to even consider alchol!
I was Just a wondering if anyone has done a project similar to this one. space is such a premium on older boats!
no go boom !
Denise