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Mr Stabby Super Member By far the most intelligent of the Thunderboat forum's internet stalkers. Posts: 22,092	ooops Aug 20, 2017 15:41:29 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top Post by Mr Stabby on Aug 20, 2017 15:41:29 GMT Always very sad to see this happen, hopefully the owner isn't too badly hurt. It says the explosion happened while a gas bottle was being changed and presume the old one had been leaking?
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Andyberg Super Member One of the mindless morons who daily foul these pages with their vacuous tripe. Posts: 5,156	ooops Aug 20, 2017 15:42:56 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top Post by Andyberg on Aug 20, 2017 15:42:56 GMT [Foxy credulous voice] Hmmmm...and on the same page, info linking Spanish Isis group to gas canisters. Coincidence...I think not!!🙄 [/Foxy credulous voice] www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-40990927
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Aug 20, 2017 15:42:56 GMT Andyberg said:

[Foxy credulous voice] Hmmmm...and on the same page, info linking Spanish Isis group to gas canisters.

Coincidence...I think not!!🙄 [/Foxy credulous voice]

www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-40990927

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Deleted Deleted Member Posts: 0	ooops Aug 20, 2017 16:34:53 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top Post by Deleted on Aug 20, 2017 16:34:53 GMT I've seen comments (without explanation) in another place that gas free boats are 'not a good idea' but when i see stuff like this gas free looks pretty sensible.....anybody care to expand on this?

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Aug 20, 2017 16:34:53 GMT @billyhill said:

I've seen comments (without explanation) in another place that gas free boats are 'not a good idea' but when i see stuff like this gas free looks pretty sensible.....anybody care to expand on this?

Sabina H is gas free. I have always had a thing about gas safety on boats since seeing an fatal incident as a teenager.
Sabina H has an all electric galley with oven/grill hob plus a solid fuel Rayburn Royal when/if required with sufficient generator/solar power to run said equipment.

Shapfell has gas ..... gas water heater, gas blown hot air heating and gas cooker.
I don't particularly care for it but Shapfell is a small boat with insufficient room for large battery banks/chargers inverters etc. Gas is the only sensible answer.

I think that sums it up. It might be desireable to do away with gas but on some boats it is just not practical

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Andyberg Super Member One of the mindless morons who daily foul these pages with their vacuous tripe. Posts: 5,156	ooops Aug 20, 2017 16:55:18 GMT naughtyfox likes this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top Post by Andyberg on Aug 20, 2017 16:55:18 GMT Aug 20, 2017 16:34:39 GMT Jim said: Aug 20, 2017 15:42:56 GMT Andyberg said: Probably a Chinese made regulator! 🙄
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Aug 20, 2017 16:43:55 GMT JohnV said:

Aug 20, 2017 16:34:53 GMT @billyhill said:

I've seen comments (without explanation) in another place that gas free boats are 'not a good idea' but when i see stuff like this gas free looks pretty sensible.....anybody care to expand on this?

Shapfell has gas ..... gas water heater, gas blown hot air heating and gas cooker.
I don't particularly care for it but Shapfell is a small boat with insufficient room for large battery banks/chargers inverters etc. Gas is the only sensible answer.

I think that sums it up. It might be desireable to do away with gas but on some boats it is just not practical

Can't see what else I could use for cooking on my boat either. The cooker is the only thing I use gas for, hot water is supplied by the engine via a calorifier. I personally consider gas systems on boats to be inherently safe, although just as with gas systems in houses, malfunctions can occur.

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Seen a couple of tents go up when changing cylinders, things happen very quickly. My worst experience with gas was forgetting to pack the cylinder, we were bivvying on a rognon (an isolated rock outcrop on a glacier for those that didn't do the classics

). Handing a small tin of kippers to my mate and asking whether we could share it ended up with me being chased across the glacier by a mad ice axe wielding madman. The look I got when I offered 5 jelly babies up for breakfast wasn't the best look I've had either...