[C320-list] Mast water leak.
wflowe3 at aim.com
wflowe3 at aim.com
Fri Sep 5 05:52:04 PDT 2014
Thanks for your concern but I'm pretty confident that propane is pretty well secured with the both the solenoid and valve on the bottle closed. I haven't used the stove or oven for a very long time. The bottle is in a cockpit locker that I thought (could be wrong) vented to the outside.
Thanks again
Bill
-----Original Message-----
From: Doug Treff <doug at treff.us>
To: c320-list <c320-list at lists.catalina320.com>
Sent: Thu, Sep 4, 2014 3:43 pm
Subject: Re: [C320-list] Mast water leak.
On 2014-09-04 13:03, wflowe3 at aim.com wrote:
> My way of drying the bilge is to use a small wet/dry shop vacuum that
> I have modified the suction end of the hose;
I hate to be alarmist, but you are taking a big chance vacuuming your
bilge with a shop vac. While it's true that diesel vapors are pretty
hard to ignite, remember that propane is heavier than air and we all
have propane on our C320's unless they have been refitted with another
stove fuel source. Any propane that is leaking on the boat will settle
in the lowest point if the bilge. EXACTLY where you're putting that
vacuum. And shop-vacs are not spark-protected devices.
And if you've got an outboard or a generator on your boat, there's
always a small possibility that there could be gasoline fumes down there
depending on where you store your fuel.
Be VERY CAREFUL! At the very minimum, please run your engine blower for
10 minutes before you attempt this.
I know it's messy, but you really should put on a pair of rubber gloves
and sponge out what the bilge pump won't get. Its the safest way.
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Doug Treff
doug at treff.us
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