[C320-list] Follow-up on Propane Tank question

[JJ Morrison]

Not only that it prevents a perfectly good tank from being chucked into some landfill somewhere!
We launched here in Kingston ON today, it's had to be one of the wettest launch days on record, over an inch of rain.
Cheers
JohnM
#574 1999
 
> From: robert.seastream at comcast.net
> To: C320-List at Catalina320.com
> Date: Sat, 14 May 2011 19:11:24 -0400
> Subject: Re: [C320-list] Follow-up on Propane Tank question
> 
> OUCH!
> 
> On May 14, 2011, at 1:04 PM, jim brown wrote:
> 
> > 10lb aluminum tank at WM is $200
> >
> >
> >
> > ________________________________
> > From: Robert Seastream <robert.seastream at comcast.net>
> > To: C320-List at Catalina320.com
> > Cc: c320-list at lists.catalina320.com
> > Sent: Saturday, May 14, 2011 9:56 AM
> > Subject: Re: [C320-list] Follow-up on Propane Tank question
> >
> > The money spent was worth it because the leaking valve was found and 
> > fixed. Could've been a bad day if a smoker was anywhere near your 
> > boat beforehand!
> > That said, you spent $51.55 on repairs. Other than the valve, I 
> > doubt there's anything else to repair on those tanks. I wonder what 
> > those 10 pound tanks cost new?
> >
> > Bob Seastream
> > Intuition # 906
> >
> >
> > On May 13, 2011, at 9:04 PM, Bruce Stumpp wrote:
> >
> >> A couple of weeks ago I posted here that an ACE hardware store 
> >> refused to
> >> refill my propane tank because the tank was older than 12 years 
> >> old. I'm
> >> writing to let anyone here who is interested know what I did to 
> >> resolve the
> >> issue. Apparently most of the bigger propane facilities will do a
> >> certification. I took my tank to Suburban Propane, this company 
> >> has a
> >> number of locations around the country. I thought the 
> >> certification would
> >> be expensive but it was cheap - only $10. But the certification 
> >> showed the
> >> valve was leaking when it was shutoff. A replacement valve was 
> >> $29.30, the
> >> labor was $22.25 and two gallons of propane had to be refilled for 
> >> $8.53
> >> because removing the valve allowed the propane to escape that was 
> >> still in
> >> the tank. So, if you run into the same situation with your tank - 
> >> baring
> >> any needed repairs - it is inexpensive to get it certified for 
> >> another 12
> >> years.
> >>
> >> Bruce Stumpp
> >> Adventure, #647
> >> Frog Mortar Creek, MD
>