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Post by Deleted on Feb 3, 2017 14:00:23 GMT
One thing I noticed with gas lockers is they are often for 2 or 3 bottles. I don't think this is necessary myself. I prefer a single bottle on a single regulator rather than a changeover type. When the bottle is empty or nearly empty I swap it for a full one. The full one lives on the deck with the plastic plug in as supplied from calor.
This means the locker can be smaller. I found with an auto changeover regulator I used to end up with two empty bottles which is more annoying.
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Post by bodger on Feb 3, 2017 17:17:58 GMT
One thing I noticed with gas lockers is they are often for 2 or 3 bottles. I don't think this is necessary myself. I prefer a single bottle on a single regulator rather than a changeover type. When the bottle is empty or nearly empty I swap it for a full one. The full one lives on the deck with the plastic plug in as supplied from calor. This means the locker can be smaller. I found with an auto changeover regulator I used to end up with two empty bottles which is more annoying. you still have to have somewhere safe (BSS compliant) to store the full or empty bottle.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 3, 2017 17:20:59 GMT
OK
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Post by tomten on Feb 5, 2017 20:03:24 GMT
Thanks all. Like I said in the initial post, if the boat was still out on the hard I would have built the lockers into the bow deck, but that sort of structural work is not really possible now that the boat is back in the water. My mooring has no shore power, so we are on genny power for all works, which means any welding requires a big genny being hired in. I also don't really want to lose the internal space.
So, any bright ideas on making bow deck lockers which will allow rainwater to drain beneath them, and be serviceable to repaint?
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Post by bodger on Feb 5, 2017 21:07:34 GMT
the drainage issue is quite separate.
construct 2 compliant gas lockers, with drains as required.
run the deck drainage through the bottom of the tanks in pipes or square section ducts that are sealed from the gas lockers.
best done in welded steel, but if you can't manage that then do it in GRP lined marine plywood.
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