Where is your gas locker on board?

[Capt. Clueless]

Where do those of you who have bottled gas on board keep your gas bottles please? Mine was kept on the aft deck strapped down in the open and looked as ugly as sin. I'm going to move it and thinking of moving to one of the cockpit lockers.

 

[pvb]

Vented locker - the only sensible place.

 

[NormanS]

Absolutely nothing wrong with having your gas bottles strapped down on deck, however if the sight of gas bottles offends your sensibilities, you will require a properly designed gas locker. That will need to have adequate provision for retaining the bottles, and most importantly, a drain to take any leaking gas overboard. Just chucking them in a cockpit locker will not do.

Mine are in a dedicated shaped compartment, set down into the side deck, with a hinged deck hatch.

 

[Capt. Clueless]

Absolutely nothing wrong with having your gas bottles strapped down on deck, however if the sight of gas bottles offends your sensibilities, you will require a properly designed gas locker. That will need to have adequate provision for retaining the bottles, and most importantly, a drain to take any leaking gas overboard. Just chucking them in a cockpit locker will not do.

Mine are in a dedicated shaped compartment, set down into the side deck, with a hinged deck hatch.

Without doubt, it will be removed to a correctly vented locker.

 

[VicS]

Where do those of you who have bottled gas on board keep your gas bottles please? Mine was kept on the aft deck strapped down in the open and looked as ugly as sin. I'm going to move it and thinking of moving to one of the cockpit lockers.

Mine is in one of the cockpit lockers. Sadly though no space for one large enough to keep the spare bottle.

 

[Tranona]

Without doubt, it will be removed to a correctly vented locker.

That means a vented locker draining overboard and therefore well above the waterline. Often very difficult if not impossible to achieve on older boats, particularly if you want to use the larger Calor bottles. See the BSS guidance on gas installations.

Your bottle is probably on the aft deck because it is not possible to install a compliant locker. I changed to Taylors paraffin for just this reason, although I prefer it in some ways anyway.

 

[pvb]

That means a vented locker draining overboard and therefore well above the waterline. Often very difficult if not impossible to achieve on older boats, particularly if you want to use the larger Calor bottles.

Worth remembering that the vent pipe needn't go from the bottom of the locker, which gives a lot more flexibility.

 

[[70521]]

Gas locker at the transom, drains into the cockpit drain. A very efficient bit of design.

 

[TQA]

Transverse locker in the stern vents through the transom. Holds 2 x 20 lb ali bottles

 

[VicS]

Gas locker at the transom, drains into the cockpit drain. A very efficient bit of design.

Only if the cockpit drain outlet is above the waterline

 

[davidaprice]

My Maxi 999 has the gas bottles in its original place: a shelf in the anchor locker (in the bow). The anchor locker of course has a drain hole at its base. But here in Finland we so rarely anchor from the bow that we don't have a bow roller or windlass and the bower anchor is stored in the stern lockers.

 

[[70521]]

Only if the cockpit drain outlet is above the waterline

I've no worries there As I said a really efficient bit of design

 

[lw395]

My Maxi 999 has the gas bottles in its original place: a shelf in the anchor locker (in the bow). The anchor locker of course has a drain hole at its base. But here in Finland we so rarely anchor from the bow that we don't have a bow roller or windlass and the bower anchor is stored in the stern lockers.

My Impala had the gas bottle in the anchor well. Sort of made sense as the galley was forwards.
The downside is that camping gaz bottles got very rusty quite quickly.

 

[Saltram31]

I have two 6kg bottles mounted on a 20 mm ply shelf on the pushpit and I made a fitted cover for them.

 

[benchmark]

Side locker in the side of the stern deck. Vented and drained.

 

[Arcady]

Creating a compliant gas locker was one of my projects last year. You can see my efforts here: https://fjordms33.wordpress.com/2016/08/08/sohvi-keeping-the-surveyor-happy/

 

[Tradewinds]

Gas cylinder Lockers.

Just for info - might be of use to someone (I know they need a drain fitting).

http://www.whayward.com/results.cfm?category=23&secondary=65

 

[ffiill]

Mine is in a vented over the side locker within the cockpit locker.
Because I couldnt get a two small calor bottle locker through the cockpit locker lid I made one our of ply, dismantled it and reassembled it inside the locker.
I am lucky in that the cockpit locker is one which if you are thin you can get into and worm around in which was important when it came to connecting it to the overboard drain.

 

[Daydream believer]

My spare Gaz refill sits on the deck & to make it look less conspicuous I had Lonton & Gray sailmakers make a canvas bag for it. It is quite a thick canvas & has lasted several years & one hardly notices it strapped to the pushpit

 

[Robert Wilson]

Coming to the end of a similar project. Mine is in in the lazarette built into a plywood "compartment", glassed-in, with neoprene beading to create air/gas-tight seals to the removable front panel (for access).
Two adjustable over-centre clips to retain and tension the front panel.
The drain is through the base to the outside above the waterline.
All will be finished off with flame-retardant paint.

Belt and braces, perhaps but I'd rather know I'm safe than think "what if?"