[C320-list] Propane Detector

[Chris Burti]

There was a discussion on this subject back on the old server about
2003/2004 and I can't remember exactly what I did to fix the problem
on #867, but it wasn't much more than a little fiddling with the hose
clamp. It is easy to check for trapped water after you flush the line
(in our area this is mostly for spiders and trash trapped in their
web). If you hear bubbles when you blow into the through hull, you
have a problem.



On Tue, May 24, 2011 at 2:02 PM, Jeff Hare <catalina at thehares.com> wrote:
> The length isn't the problem unfortunately.
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> The problem is the transom drain fittings. The transom slopes away from the water at less than 90 degrees, meaning that the hose barb on the inside is sloping down, not up or level. So any rainwater, seawater or water from the cockpit drains will mostly drain out but leaves enough in the lines to block propane gas from draining out.
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> I'll look at it next time I'm there but I recall that it was not simple to correct. If it had its own thruhull it could be made to work better I think.
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> Chris Burti <clburti at gmail.com> wrote:
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> Why don't you shorten it? On Tue, May 24, 2011 at 9:14 AM, Jeff Hare <catalina at thehares.com> wrote: > Right. The drain is not functional as it always has a water block in it, on our hull #809 anyway. It's a design flaw. > > Pat Ireland <cherie320 at gmail.com> wrote: > > So The other propane locker story is that the drain line may be a bit too long. If it is, it forms a P-trap which holds water and blocks the venting of the box. Pat 801 On Sun, May 22, 2011 at 12:06 PM, Jeff Hare <catalina at thehares.com> wrote: > I meant to mention that the surveyor we spoke with said for detection to be > effective we'd need a couple of them, one in the "black hole" port aft > locker and one up below the stove. > > For what that's worth. > > Jeff Hare <catalina at thehares.com> wrote: > > We investigated this initially and came to the conclusion that it wasn't > really necessary. The propane tank locker is pretty small and not open to > the interior. There is the tank shutoff, followed by the solenoid which has > a visible indicator inside telling you when it is powered. The supply hose > to the stove seems well placed and unlikely to have an leak that would go > undetected. -jeff Donald Lawson <dnclaws at aol.com> wrote: We are new owners > of Catalina 320 #1005. My last boat had CNG as opposed to Propane. The boat > does not have a propane detector and I am leery of this. Has anyone > installed one and where? Battery or wired in? Don and Cindy Lawson Mandolin > Wind #1005 > > > > -- Chris Burti Farmville, NC
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Chris Burti
Farmville, NC